D#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 1 0 3 3 0 | 4 1 – 2 3 – | D# G B G B C# | medium | |
| 4 x 2 3 3 2 | 4 – 1 2 3 1 | D# x C# G B D# | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 5 x 3 5 x | 2 3 – 1 4 – | D# B x G C# x | hard | |
| 4 5 4 x 5 6 | 1 2 1 – 3 4 | D# B D# x C# G | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 9 8 7 5 0 | – 4 3 2 1 – | x D# G B C# C# | hard | |
| 0 7 0 7 7 6 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | B C# B B D# G | medium | |
| x 9 8 7 7 0 | – 4 3 1 2 – | x D# G B D# C# | medium | |
| x 9 8 9 x 10 | – 2 1 3 – 4 | x D# G C# x B | hard | |
| x 9 12 9 11 10 | – 1 4 1 3 2 | x D# B C# G B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x 12 11 11 12 | – – 3 1 2 4 | x x B D# G C# | medium | |
| 4 5 0 3 3 0 | 3 4 – 1 2 – | D# B B G B C# | medium | |
| 4 5 2 3 x x | 3 4 1 2 – – | D# B C# G x x | medium | |
| 4 7 x 3 3 x | 3 4 – 1 2 – | D# C# x G B x | hard | |
| x x 4 7 5 6 | – – 1 4 2 3 | x x D# B C# G | medium | |
| x 9 8 7 5 x | – 4 3 2 1 – | x D# G B C# x | hard | |
| x 7 0 7 7 6 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | x C# B B D# 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 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 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.