D7♯5 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F) tuning

○231DA#CF#
D7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D · F# · A# · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDCF#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 0 12 3 – 1D A# C F#medium
2 5 6 51 2 4 3D C F# A#hard
0 7 6 5– 3 2 1C D F# A#medium
6 7 10 71 2 4 3F# D A# Chard
0 11 10 9– 3 2 1C F# A# Dmedium
0 3 2 1– 3 2 1C A# D F#medium
6 5 2 54 2 1 3F# C D A#hard
6 7 0 52 3 – 1F# D C A#medium
10 7 6 74 2 1 3A# D F# Chard
10 11 0 92 3 – 1A# F# C Dmedium
10 11 12 92 3 4 1A# F# C Dmedium
12 11 10 94 3 2 1C F# A# Dmedium

The D7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes D, F#, A#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
34F#
♯58A#
♭710C

More D chords

Other roots

See D7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the D7♯5 chord?

D7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes D, F#, A#, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.