D#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:D# · G · B · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 1 4 2 1	3 – 1 4 2 1	D# G D# B C# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 x 5 4 2 x	2 – 4 3 1 –	D# x G B C# x	hard
3 4 5 6 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	D# B G C# x x	medium
x 4 5 6 4 5	– 1 2 4 1 3	x B G C# D# G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 5 6 0 5	– 4 1 3 – 2	x D# G C# B G	medium
x 8 9 6 8 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x D# B C# G x	medium
7 0 9 8 0 11	1 – 3 2 – 4	G G B D# B C#	hard
x 8 9 8 8 11	– 1 2 1 1 3	x D# B D# G C#	medium · barre on fret 8
1 0 1 0 0 1	1 – 2 – – 3	C# G D# G B D#	easy
3 4 5 x 2 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	D# B G x C# x	hard
3 6 5 4 x x	1 4 3 2 – –	D# C# G B x x	medium
x 4 5 6 4 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x B G C# D# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 5 6 0 x	– 3 1 2 – –	x D# G C# B x	medium
x 8 x 6 8 9	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D# x C# G B	hard
7 0 11 8 0 9	1 – 4 2 – 3	G G C# D# B B	hard
x 8 11 8 8 9	– 1 3 1 1 2	x D# C# D# G B	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More D# chords

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

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 G#7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See D#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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D#7♯5 chord?

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

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.