C7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C · E · G# · A#

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Fingerings (16)

C7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 3 0 3	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C E A# C G#	medium
x 3 2 3 x 3	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C E A# x G#	hard
x 3 6 3 4 3	– 1 3 1 2 1	x C G# A# E G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 6 5 4 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G# C E A#	medium
8 7 x 5 8 5	3 2 – 1 4 1	C E x C G# A#	hard · barre on fret 5
6 7 6 9 0 7	1 2 1 4 – 3	A# E G# E C C	medium · barre on fret 6
8 7 8 x 8 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	C E A# x G# x	hard
8 11 8 9 8 11	1 3 1 2 1 4	C G# A# E G# E	medium · barre on fret 8
0 11 10 9 10 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	E G# C E A# x	medium
0 11 10 x 10 11	– 3 1 – 2 4	E G# C x A# E	hard
0 1 2 1 0 x	– 1 2 1 – –	E A# E G# C x	easy · barre on fret 1
4 3 2 3 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	G# C E A# x x	medium
x 3 6 3 4 5	– 1 4 1 2 3	x C G# A# E A#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 7 8 5 4 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	G# E A# C E x	hard · barre on fret 4
8 7 6 x 0 5	4 3 2 – – 1	C E G# x C A#	hard
8 x 6 9 10 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	C x G# E A# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C, E, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 C7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
♯5	8	G#
♭7	10	A#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#7♯5 D7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See C7♯5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the C7♯5 chord?

C7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C, E, G#, A#.

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.