C#7♯5 chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

○2132AC#BF
C#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:C# · F · A · B
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
FABC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 6 0 31 3 – 2A C# B Fhard
2 4 2 31 3 1 2A B C# Fmedium · barre on fret 2
4 6 6 71 2 3 4B C# F Amedium
6 10 10 91 3 4 2C# F A Bhard
6 2 0 33 1 – 2C# A B Fhard
4 2 2 34 1 2 3B A C# Fmedium
6 4 6 72 1 3 4C# B F Amedium
10 6 10 93 1 4 2F C# A Bhard
6 10 0 71 3 – 2C# F B Ahard
10 6 0 73 1 – 2F C# B Ahard

The C#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C#, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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 C#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#7♯5 chord?

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

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.