D#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

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

○✕1213D#BD#GC#
D#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D# · G · B · C#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
GBD#D#D#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 0 2 x1 2 1 – 3 –D# B D# G C# xeasy · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 4 2 x– 4 3 2 1 –x D# G B C# xhard
5 4 5 4 4 52 1 3 1 1 4G C# G B D# Gmedium · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 0 5– 3 1 4 – 2x D# G C# B Gmedium
x 6 9 6 8 9– 1 3 1 2 4x D# B C# G Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 8 0 11– 3 2 1 – 4x G B D# B C#medium
1 4 1 0 0 x1 2 1 – – –D# C# D# G B xmedium · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 4 2 5– 4 – 2 1 3x D# x B C# Ghard
x 4 5 4 4 5– 1 2 1 1 3x C# G B D# Geasy · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 0 x– 2 1 3 – –x D# G C# B xeasy
x 6 9 6 8 x– 1 3 1 2 –x D# B C# G xmedium · barre on fret 6
x 10 11 8 0 9– 3 4 1 – 2x G C# D# B Bmedium
1 4 1 0 0 11 4 2 – – 3D# C# D# G B D#medium
x 2 5 6 4 x– 1 3 4 2 –x B G C# D# xhard
5 4 5 4 4 x2 1 3 1 1 –G C# G B D# xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 6 0 5– 2 – 3 – 1x D# x C# B Geasy

The D#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes D#, G, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double 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 D#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the D#7♯5 chord?

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