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

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.