E7♯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

E7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:E · G# · C · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 0 3 3 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	E G# C G# C D	medium
2 5 2 3 3 2	1 4 1 2 3 1	E C D G# C E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 3 5 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x C E G# D x	medium
x x 4 7 5 6	– – 1 4 2 3	x x E C D G#	medium
x 9 8 7 5 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x E G# C D D	hard
0 7 0 7 7 6	– 2 – 3 4 1	D D C C E G#	medium
x 9 8 7 7 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# C E D	medium
x 9 8 9 x 10	– 2 1 3 – 4	x E G# D x C	hard
x 9 12 9 11 10	– 1 4 1 3 2	x E C D G# C	medium · barre on fret 9
0 x 0 11 11 10	– – – 2 3 1	D x C E G# C	easy
x x 12 11 11 12	– – 3 1 2 4	x x C E G# D	medium
2 5 2 3 3 0	1 4 1 2 3 –	E C D G# C D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 3 5 2	1 3 1 2 4 1	E C D G# D E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x D E G# C x	hard
6 7 4 7 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	G# D E C x x	medium
x 9 8 7 5 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x E G# C D 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 – 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 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#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 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.