C7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C · E · G# · A#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 2 0 x	– 3 2 1 – –	x C E G# A# x	medium
3 2 3 2 2 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	E A# E G# C x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 4 x 5	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C E A# x G#	hard
x 4 7 4 6 5	– 1 4 1 3 2	x C G# A# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 7 6 0 5	– 4 3 2 – 1	x E G# C A# G#	medium
x 0 7 6 6 7	– – 3 1 2 4	x G# G# C E A#	medium
11 8 7 10 0 x	4 2 1 3 – –	C E G# E A# x	hard
11 8 9 x 10 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	C E A# x G# x	hard
11 x 9 10 10 9	4 – 1 2 3 1	C x A# E G# C	hard · barre on fret 9
11 12 11 10 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	C G# C E A# x	medium
x 4 3 2 0 1	– 4 3 2 – 1	x C E G# A# E	medium
x 2 3 2 2 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x A# E G# C x	easy · barre on fret 2
3 4 3 4 x 5	1 2 1 3 – 4	E C E A# x G#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 4 7 4 6 7	– 1 3 1 2 4	x C G# A# E A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 9 6 6 5	– – 4 2 3 1	x G# A# C E G#	hard
x x 7 6 6 7	– – 3 1 2 4	x x G# C E A#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C, E, 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 C7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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 B7♯5

See C7♯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 C7♯5 chord?

C7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C, E, 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.