E7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

E7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:E · G# · C · D

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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 F# 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
♯5	8	C
♭7	10	D

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

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

See E7♯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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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 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.