E7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

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

○○4123EG#CG#CD
E7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:E · G# · C · D
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 1 0 3 3 04 1 – 2 3 –E G# C G# C Dmedium
4 x 2 3 3 24 – 1 2 3 1E x D G# C Ehard · barre on fret 2
4 5 x 3 5 x2 3 – 1 4 –E C x G# D xhard
4 5 4 x 5 61 2 1 – 3 4E C E x D G#hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 8 7 5 0– 4 3 2 1 –x E G# C D Dhard
0 7 0 7 7 6– 2 – 3 4 1C D C C E G#medium
x 9 8 7 7 0– 4 3 1 2 –x E G# C E Dmedium
x 9 8 9 x 10– 2 1 3 – 4x E G# D x Chard
x 9 12 9 11 10– 1 4 1 3 2x E C D G# Cmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 12 11 11 12– – 3 1 2 4x x C E G# Dmedium
4 5 0 3 3 03 4 – 1 2 –E C C G# C Dmedium
4 5 2 3 x x3 4 1 2 – –E C D G# x xmedium
4 7 x 3 3 x3 4 – 1 2 –E D x G# C xhard
x x 4 7 5 6– – 1 4 2 3x x E C D G#medium
x 9 8 7 5 x– 4 3 2 1 –x E G# C D xhard
x 7 0 7 7 6– 2 – 3 4 1x D C C E G#medium

The E7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes E, G#, C, D. 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 E7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
♯58C
♭710D

More E chords

Other roots

See E7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the E7♯5 chord?

E7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes E, G#, C, D.

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.