B7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:B · D# · G · A

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes B, D#, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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 B7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5

See B7♯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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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 B7♯5 chord?

B7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes B, D#, G, A.

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.