D#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
D#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D# · G · B · C#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
D#7♯5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 3 4 x 5 0 | 4 1 2 – 3 – | D# G C# x B B | hard | |
| x x 6 5 5 2 | – – 4 2 3 1 | x x D# G B C# | hard | |
| 6 3 4 x 5 x | 4 1 2 – 3 – | D# G C# x B x | hard | |
| 6 x 4 5 5 4 | 4 – 1 2 3 1 | D# x C# G B D# | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| x x 6 5 7 0 | – – 2 1 3 – | x x D# G C# B | medium | |
| 6 7 6 x 7 8 | 1 2 1 – 3 4 | D# B D# x C# G | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| x 11 10 9 7 0 | – 4 3 2 1 – | x D# G B C# B | hard | |
| x 9 x 9 9 8 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | x C# x B D# G | hard | |
| x 11 10 11 9 0 | – 3 2 4 1 – | x D# G C# D# B | medium | |
| x 11 10 11 x 0 | – 2 1 3 – – | x D# G C# x B | easy | |
| 6 3 4 5 x 0 | 4 1 2 3 – – | D# G C# G x B | hard | |
| 6 x 2 5 5 2 | 4 – 1 2 3 1 | D# x B G B C# | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 3 4 x 5 4 | – 1 2 – 4 3 | x G C# x B D# | hard | |
| 6 7 4 5 x x | 3 4 1 2 – – | D# B C# G x x | medium | |
| 6 x 6 5 7 0 | 2 – 3 1 4 – | D# x D# G C# B | hard | |
| x x 6 9 7 8 | – – 1 4 2 3 | x x D# B C# G | medium |
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 – 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 D#7♯5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D# |
| 3 | 4 | G |
| ♯5 | 8 | B |
| ♭7 | 10 | C# |
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.