A7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:A · C# · F · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 3 4 3 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A F C# G G	medium
x 2 3 4 3 2	– 1 2 4 3 1	x A F C# G A	medium · barre on fret 2
5 x 7 4 3 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	F x A C# G x	hard
5 0 5 4 5 0	2 – 3 1 4 –	F G G C# A G	medium
9 6 5 8 5 0	4 2 1 3 1 –	A C# G F A G	hard · barre on fret 5
9 6 x 8 9 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	A C# x F C# G	hard
x x 7 8 9 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x x A F C# G	medium
9 10 x 8 9 0	2 4 – 1 3 –	A F x F C# G	hard
9 10 11 10 9 0	1 2 4 3 1 –	A F C# G C# G	medium · barre on fret 9
x 10 11 12 x 12	– 1 2 3 – 4	x F C# A x G	hard
x 2 3 4 1 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x A F C# F G	medium
x 2 3 4 3 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A F C# G x	medium
5 6 7 x 3 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	F C# A x G x	hard
5 0 5 4 5 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	F G G C# A x	medium
9 6 5 8 5 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	A C# G F A x	hard · barre on fret 5
9 6 7 8 x 0	4 1 2 3 – –	A C# A F x G	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes A, C#, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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 A7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See A7♯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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

What notes make up the A7♯5 chord?

A7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes A, C#, F, G.

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.