D7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:D · F# · A# · C

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes D, F#, A#, C. 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 D7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See D7♯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 D7♯5 chord?

D7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes D, F#, A#, 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.