F#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

○○3412F#DEA#DF#
F#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:F# · A# · D · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DEF#F#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 0 1 1 03 4 – 1 2 –F# D E A# D F#medium
2 3 2 x 3 41 2 1 – 3 4F# D F# x E A#hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 5 3 x– 4 3 2 1 –x F# A# D E xhard
0 5 0 5 5 4– 2 – 3 4 1E E E D F# A#medium
6 5 6 5 5 02 1 3 1 1 –A# E A# D F# F#easy · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 x 8– 2 1 3 – 4x F# A# E x Dhard
x 7 10 7 9 8– 1 4 1 3 2x F# D E A# Dmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 0 9 9 8– – – 2 3 1x x E F# A# Deasy
x x 10 9 9 10– – 3 1 2 4x x D F# A# Emedium
10 11 12 x x 121 2 3 – – 4D A# E x x F#hard
2 3 0 1 3 02 3 – 1 4 –F# D E A# E F#medium
x x 2 5 3 4– – 1 4 2 3x x F# D E A#medium
x 7 x 5 3 4– 4 – 3 1 2x F# x D E A#hard
x 5 0 5 5 4– 2 – 3 4 1x E E D F# A#medium
6 5 6 5 5 x2 1 3 1 1 –A# E A# D F# xeasy · barre on fret 5
6 7 6 7 x 81 2 1 3 – 4A# F# A# E x Dhard · barre on fret 6

The F#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes F#, A#, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 F#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
34A#
♯58D
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#7♯5 chord?

F#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes F#, A#, D, E.

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.