C#7♯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

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 5 6 0 3	– 3 2 4 – 1	x C# F B A F	medium
x 6 5 4 2 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x C# F A B x	hard
x 4 x 4 4 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x A C# F	hard
x 4 5 4 4 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x B F A C# x	easy · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 0 x	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# F B A x	easy
x 6 9 6 8 7	– 1 4 1 3 2	x C# A B F A	medium · barre on fret 6
11 10 11 0 0 7	3 2 4 – – 1	C# F B F A A	hard
11 10 11 8 0 x	3 2 4 1 – –	C# F B C# A x	medium
11 10 9 0 0 9	4 3 1 – – 2	C# F A F A B	medium
11 10 11 0 0 11	2 1 3 – – 4	C# F B F A C#	medium
11 x 11 0 0 11	1 – 2 – – 3	C# x B F A C#	easy
x x 1 4 2 3	– – 1 4 2 3	x x C# A B F	medium
x 6 x 4 2 3	– 4 – 3 1 2	x C# x A B F	hard
3 4 x 4 4 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	F B x A C# x	hard
7 4 5 4 4 7	3 1 2 1 1 4	A B F A C# A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 0 7	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C# F B A A	medium

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 – 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 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#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 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.