A7♯5 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○✕✕2134AC#GAFG
A7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:A · C# · F · G
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAFGC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 2 3 0 3 0 x x2 1 3 – 4 – – –A C# G A F G x xmedium
3 2 3 x 3 x x x2 1 3 – 4 – – –A C# G x F x x xhard
3 6 3 4 3 6 x x1 3 1 2 1 4 – –A F G C# F C# x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 5 0 6 x– – 2 1 3 – 4 –x x A C# G G F xmedium
x x x 0 5 6 6 5– – – – 1 2 3 1x x x A G C# F Aeasy · barre on fret 5
x x 9 0 7 0 6 9– – 3 – 2 – 1 4x x C# A A G F C#medium
x x x 0 7 10 8 9– – – – 1 4 2 3x x x A A F G C#medium
x x x 0 11 10 8 9– – – – 4 3 1 2x x x A C# F G C#medium
x 10 9 10 x 10 x x– 2 1 3 – 4 – –x A C# G x F x xhard
x 10 x 10 11 10 x x– 1 – 2 4 3 – –x A x G C# F x xhard
11 x x 12 11 12 x x1 – – 3 2 4 – –F x x A C# G x xhard
x x x 0 3 0 2 3– – – – 2 – 1 3x x x A F G C# Geasy
x 2 3 4 3 2 2 x– 1 2 4 3 1 1 –x C# G C# F A C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 6 3 4 3 x x x1 3 1 2 1 – – –A F G C# F x x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 7 0 6 x– – 2 1 4 – 3 –x x A C# A G F xmedium
x x 5 0 5 6 6 x– – 1 – 2 3 4 –x x A A G C# F xmedium

The A7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes A, C#, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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 A7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
♯58F
♭710G

More A chords

Other roots

See A7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the A7♯5 chord?

A7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes A, C#, F, G.

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.