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

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

E7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:E · G# · C · D

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 2 1 1 0	2 1 3 1 1 –	E G# E G# C D	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 2 5 3 6	– – 1 3 2 4	x x E C D G#	hard
0 5 6 5 5 6	– 1 2 1 1 3	D C G# C E G#	easy · barre on fret 5
x 9 6 7 x 10	– 3 1 2 – 4	x E G# D x C	hard
x 9 10 7 9 0	– 2 4 1 3 –	x E C D G# D	medium
x 9 10 9 9 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	x E C E G# D	easy · barre on fret 9
2 1 0 1 1 0	4 1 – 2 3 –	E G# D G# C D	medium
2 5 2 x 3 6	1 3 1 – 2 4	E C E x D G#	hard · barre on fret 2
6 5 6 5 5 0	2 1 3 1 1 –	G# C G# C E D	easy · barre on fret 5
x 9 10 7 x 6	– 3 4 2 – 1	x E C D x G#	hard
x 9 10 7 9 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x E C D G# x	medium
x 9 10 9 9 12	– 1 2 1 1 3	x E C E G# D	medium · barre on fret 9
2 1 0 1 1 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	E G# D G# C x	medium
2 x 6 5 3 x	1 – 4 3 2 –	E x G# C D x	hard
x 9 6 5 5 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# C E D	hard
6 7 10 9 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	G# D C E x x	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 G 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 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.