D#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:D# · G · B · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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 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 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

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See D#7♯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 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.