B7♯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

B7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:B · D# · G · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes B, D#, G, A. 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 B7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7♯5 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

See B7♯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 B7♯5 chord?

B7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes B, D#, 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.