C#7♯5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

○○○○44112233C#C#FFAAFFAABB
C#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:C# · F · A · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FABC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 04 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –C# C# F F A A F F A A B Bmedium
4 4 x x 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 24 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1C# C# x x B B F F A A C# C#hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 5 5 x x 3 3 5 5 x x2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 – –C# C# A A x x F F B B x xhard
4 4 5 5 4 4 x x 5 5 6 61 1 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4C# C# A A C# C# x x B B F Fhard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 8 8 7 7 5 5 0 0– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x C# C# F F A A B B B Bhard
0 0 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1A A B B A A A A C# C# F Fmedium
x x 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 0 0– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x C# C# F F A A C# C# B Bmedium
x x 9 9 8 8 9 9 x x 10 10– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4x x C# C# F F B B x x A Ahard
x x 9 9 12 12 9 9 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 2x x C# C# A A B B F F A Amedium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4x x x x A A C# C# F F B Bmedium
4 4 5 5 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 03 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 – –C# C# A A A A F F A A B Bmedium
4 4 5 5 2 2 3 3 x x x x3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – – –C# C# A A B B F F x x x xmedium
4 4 7 7 x x 3 3 3 3 x x3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 – –C# C# B B x x F F A A x xhard
x x x x 4 4 7 7 5 5 6 6– – – – 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3x x x x C# C# A A B B F Fmedium
x x 9 9 8 8 7 7 5 5 x x– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x C# C# F F A A B B x xhard
x x 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1x x B B A A A A C# C# F Fmedium

The C#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C#, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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.