D#7♯5 chord on 8-String Guitar

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

✕○○✕3241D#GC#D#GB
D#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D# · G · B · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
GBD#D#D#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 3 4 1 0 0 x– 3 2 4 1 – – –x D# G C# D# G B xmedium
x 4 x 2 5 4 2 x– 2 – 1 4 3 1 –x D# x B G B C# xhard · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 4 x 4 x x– 2 1 3 – 4 – –x D# G C# x B x xhard
x 4 7 4 5 0 0 7– 1 3 1 2 – – 4x D# B C# G G B Bmedium · barre on fret 4
x x x 6 5 6 0 x– – – 2 1 3 – –x x x D# G C# B xeasy
x x x 6 9 6 8 7– – – 1 4 1 3 2x x x D# B C# G Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 10 11 0 0 7– – 3 2 4 – – 1x x D# G C# G B Bhard
9 8 9 x 9 0 0 x2 1 3 – 4 – – –D# G C# x B G B xhard
9 12 9 10 9 0 0 111 4 1 2 1 – – 3D# B C# G B G B D#medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 10 11 0 0 11– – 2 1 3 – – 4x x D# G C# G B D#medium
x x 11 x 11 0 0 11– – 1 – 2 – – 3x x D# x C# G B D#easy
x 4 3 4 5 0 0 x– 2 1 3 4 – – –x D# G C# G G B xmedium
x x x 6 5 4 2 x– – – 4 3 2 1 –x x x D# G B C# xhard
5 4 3 4 x x x x4 2 1 3 – – – –B D# G C# x x x xmedium
x 4 7 4 5 4 0 7– 1 3 1 2 1 – 4x D# B C# G B B Bmedium · barre on fret 4
x x x 6 5 6 0 7– – – 2 1 3 – 4x x x D# G C# B Bmedium

The D#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes D#, G, B, C#. 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 D#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
34G
♯58B
♭710C#

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the D#7♯5 chord?

D#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes D#, G, B, 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.