E7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

Root

Type

Tuning

E7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:E · G# · C · D

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Fingerings (16)

E7♯5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.