A7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:A · C# · F · G

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes A, C#, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 A7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See A7♯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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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

What notes make up the A7♯5 chord?

A7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes A, C#, F, G.

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.