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

in Drop D (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

✕✕○○✕✕332211C#C#FFAABB
C#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:C# · F · A · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
FABC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 0 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x C# C# F F A A B B x xmedium
3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –F F B B F F A A C# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 3 3 4 4 x x 5 5– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4x x C# C# F F B B x x A Ahard
x x 4 4 7 7 4 4 6 6 5 5– – 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 2x x C# C# A A B B F F A Amedium · barre on fret 4
x x 8 8 7 7 6 6 0 0 5 5– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x F F A A C# C# B B A Amedium
x x 0 0 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4x x A A A A C# C# F F B Bmedium
11 11 8 8 7 7 10 10 0 0 x x4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – –C# C# F F A A F F B B x xhard
11 11 8 8 9 9 x x 10 10 x x4 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –C# C# F F B B x x A A x xhard
11 11 x x 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 94 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1C# C# x x B B F F A A C# C#hard · barre on fret 9
11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 0 0 x x2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 – – – –C# C# A A C# C# F F B B x xmedium
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x C# C# F F A A B B F Fmedium
x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –x x B B F F A A C# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 2
3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 x x 5 51 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4F F C# C# F F B B x x A Ahard · barre on fret 3
x x 4 4 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4x x C# C# A A B B F F B Bmedium · barre on fret 4
x x 0 0 9 9 6 6 6 6 5 5– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1x x A A B B C# C# F F A Ahard
x x x x 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4x x x x A A C# C# F F B Bmedium

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 D 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.