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

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C# · F · A · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 2 0 1	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C# F A B F	medium
x 2 5 4 6 x	– 1 3 2 4 –	x C# A B F x	hard
9 6 5 6 0 x	4 2 1 3 – –	C# F A C# B x	hard
9 6 7 6 10 x	3 1 2 1 4 –	C# F B C# A x	hard · barre on fret 6
9 10 7 10 0 x	2 3 1 4 – –	C# A B F B x	medium
9 10 9 10 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	C# A C# F B x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 2 0 x	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# F A B x	easy
x 2 x 4 6 5	– 1 – 2 4 3	x C# x B F A	hard
x 0 5 6 6 5	– – 1 2 3 1	x B A C# F A	easy · barre on fret 5
9 6 7 x 10 x	3 1 2 – 4 –	C# F B x A x	hard
x x 9 10 10 7	– – 2 3 4 1	x x C# F A B	medium
9 10 9 10 12 9	1 2 1 3 4 1	C# A C# F B C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 2 0 1	– 2 – 3 – 1	x C# x A B F	easy
x 6 5 4 2 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x F A B C# x	hard
5 6 5 6 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	A F A C# B x	easy · barre on fret 5
9 10 7 x 6 x	3 4 2 – 1 –	C# A B x F x	hard

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 Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-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.