C#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C# · F · A · B

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Fingerings (16)

C#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 6 3 3 0 3	– 4 1 2 – 3	x C# F A B F	medium
x 2 3 5 2 3	– 1 2 4 1 3	x A F B C# F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 3 5 x 7	– 3 1 2 – 4	x C# F B x A	hard
x 4 7 7 6 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x B A C# F x	medium
x 6 7 5 6 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x C# A B F x	medium
x 6 7 7 6 9	– 1 2 3 1 4	x C# A C# F B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 10 7 7 0 x	4 3 1 2 – –	C# F A C# B x	hard
x x 11 11 10 9	– – 3 4 2 1	x x C# F A B	medium
x 6 3 3 0 x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# F A B x	medium
3 2 3 5 2 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	F A F B C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 7 5 x 3	– 3 4 2 – 1	x C# A B x F	hard
x 4 x 7 6 7	– 1 – 3 2 4	x B x C# F A	hard
x 6 x 5 6 7	– 2 – 1 3 4	x C# x B F A	hard
x 6 9 7 6 7	– 1 4 2 1 3	x C# B C# F A	medium · barre on fret 6
11 10 7 11 0 x	3 2 1 4 – –	C# F A F B x	hard
11 x 9 11 10 9	3 – 1 4 2 1	C# x B F A B	hard · barre on fret 9

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 – Wahine (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 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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-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.