C#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C# · F · A · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C#, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open B 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 C#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C7♯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 C#7♯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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the C#7♯5 chord?

C#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C#, F, A, B.

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.