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

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

E7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:E · G# · C · D

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♯5 shapes as text

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

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 Dm 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 Dm D-A-D-F-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.