C7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:C · E · G# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 0 3 1 2	– – – 3 1 2	x x C G# A# E	medium
x 3 x 3 3 2	– 2 – 3 4 1	x A# x G# C E	hard
x 3 4 3 3 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x A# E G# C x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 5 4 5 x 6	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C E A# x G#	hard
x 5 8 5 7 6	– 1 4 1 3 2	x C G# A# E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 x 10 x 7 6	3 – 4 – 2 1	C x A# x E G#	hard
x 9 0 7 11 8	– 3 – 1 4 2	x E C C G# A#	hard
x 9 0 11 11 8	– 2 – 3 4 1	x E C E G# A#	medium
10 9 10 x 11 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	C E A# x G# x	hard
10 x 10 11 11 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	C x A# E G# x	hard
x 5 0 3 1 2	– 4 – 3 1 2	x C C G# A# E	hard
2 3 x 3 3 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	E A# x G# C x	hard
6 3 4 3 3 6	3 1 2 1 1 4	G# A# E G# C G#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 4 5 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	G# C E A# x x	medium
x 5 8 5 7 8	– 1 3 1 2 4	x C G# A# E A#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 9 10 x x 6	3 2 4 – – 1	C E A# x x G#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C, E, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) 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 C7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#7♯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 C7♯5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Whole Step Down (D) 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 C7♯5 chord?

C7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C, E, G#, A#.

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.