E7♯5 chord on 12-String Guitar

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

○○○○○○331122EECCDDG#G#CCEE
E7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:E · G# · C · D
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –E E C C D D G# G# C C E Emedium
x x x x 2 2 5 5 3 3 4 4– – – – 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3x x x x E E C C D D G# G#medium
x x 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 x x– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x E E G# G# C C D D x xhard
0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4– – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1E E D D D D C C E E G# G#medium
0 0 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –E E D D G# G# C C E E E Eeasy · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 7 6 6 7 7 x x 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4E E E E G# G# D D x x C Chard
0 0 7 7 10 10 7 7 9 9 8 8– – 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 2E E E E C C D D G# G# C Cmedium · barre on fret 7
0 0 11 11 0 0 9 9 9 9 8 8– – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1E E G# G# D D E E G# G# C Cmedium
0 0 x x 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4E E x x C C E E G# G# D Dhard
0 0 11 11 10 10 x x x x 10 10– – 3 3 1 1 – – – – 2 2E E G# G# C C x x x x D Deasy
0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –E E C C D D G# G# D D E Emedium
4 4 5 5 2 2 5 5 x x x x2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – – – –G# G# D D E E C C x x x xmedium
x x 7 7 x x 5 5 3 3 4 4– – 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x E E x x C C D D G# G#hard
0 0 7 7 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4– – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1E E E E D D C C E E G# G#medium
0 0 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –E E D D G# G# C C E E x xeasy · barre on fret 5
x x 7 7 6 6 7 7 x x 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4x x E E G# G# D D x x C Chard

The E7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes E, G#, C, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar 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 E7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
♯58C
♭710D

More E chords

Other roots

See E7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the E7♯5 chord?

E7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes E, G#, C, D.

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.