C7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C · E · G# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C, E, G#, A#. 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 C7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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 B7♯5

See C7♯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 Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the C7♯5 chord?

C7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C, E, 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.