D7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:D · F# · A# · C

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♯5 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.