A7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am
in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning
A7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:A · C# · F · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A7♯5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 1 0 1 3 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x A F A C# G | medium | |
| x x 5 4 5 3 | – – 3 2 4 1 | x x A C# F G | medium | |
| 5 4 x 8 7 x | 2 1 – 4 3 – | A C# x F G x | hard | |
| 5 8 5 0 7 9 | 1 3 1 – 2 4 | A F A A G C# | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 0 9 8 7 9 | – – 3 2 1 4 | x A C# F G C# | medium | |
| x 8 9 10 9 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x F C# G A x | medium | |
| x 0 3 0 1 1 | – – 3 – 1 2 | x A G A C# F | medium | |
| 5 x 3 4 5 3 | 3 – 1 2 4 1 | A x G C# F G | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 8 x 4 7 x | 2 4 – 1 3 – | A F x C# G x | hard | |
| 9 0 5 8 7 5 | 4 – 1 3 2 1 | C# A A F G A | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 9 0 9 8 7 x | 3 – 4 2 1 – | C# A C# F G x | medium | |
| x 10 9 8 9 x | – 4 2 1 3 – | x G C# F A x | medium | |
| 5 0 3 4 5 3 | 3 – 1 2 4 1 | A A G C# F G | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 x 3 4 5 x | 3 – 1 2 4 – | A x G C# F x | hard | |
| x 4 5 8 7 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x C# A F G x | hard | |
| x 0 5 8 7 9 | – – 1 3 2 4 | x A A F G C# | hard |
The A7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes A, C#, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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
Other roots
See A7♯5 in another tuning
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.