D7♯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

D7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:D · F# · A# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes D, F#, A#, C. 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 D7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

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

See D7♯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 D7♯5 chord?

D7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes D, F#, A#, 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.