E7♯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

E7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:E · G# · C · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♯5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.