C7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C · E · G# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♯5 shapes as text

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

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 D 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 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.