D7♯5 chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

○3123A#CF#D
D7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D · F# · A# · C
hardfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDCF#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 5 7 01 2 3 –A# C F# Dhard
3 5 3 41 3 1 2A# C D F#medium · barre on fret 3
5 7 7 81 2 3 4C D F# A#medium
7 11 11 101 3 4 2D F# A# Chard
5 3 7 02 1 3 –C A# F# Dhard
5 3 3 44 1 2 3C A# D F#medium
7 5 7 82 1 3 4D C F# A#medium
11 7 11 103 1 4 2F# D A# Chard

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