F#7♯5 chord on 8-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○12134F#DF#DA#DE
F#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:F# · A# · D · E
hardbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DEF#F#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 2 x 0 3 3 01 2 1 – – 3 4 –F# D F# x D A# D Ehard · barre on fret 2
x x 2 5 2 3 3 2– – 1 4 1 2 3 1x x F# D E A# D F#medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 5 4 3 5 x– – – 3 2 1 4 –x x x D F# A# E xmedium
x x x x 4 7 5 6– – – – 1 4 2 3x x x x F# D E A#medium
x 7 x 5 8 7 5 0– 2 – 1 4 3 1 –x F# x D A# D E Ehard · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 0 7 x x– 2 1 3 – 4 – –x F# A# E D D x xmedium
x 7 10 7 8 7 7 10– 1 3 1 2 1 1 4x F# D E A# D F# Dmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 8 9 x 10– – – 2 1 3 – 4x x x F# A# E x Dhard
x x x 9 12 9 11 10– – – 1 4 1 3 2x x x F# D E A# Dmedium · barre on fret 9
10 11 10 x 0 11 11 01 2 1 – – 3 4 –D A# D x D F# A# Ehard · barre on fret 10
x x x x 12 11 11 12– – – – 3 1 2 4x x x x D F# A# Emedium
2 3 0 x 0 3 3 01 2 – – – 3 4 –F# D E x D A# D Ehard
x x 2 5 2 3 5 2– – 1 3 1 2 4 1x x F# D E A# E F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 6 7 4 3 3 x– 1 3 4 2 1 1 –x D A# E F# A# D xhard · barre on fret 3
0 5 6 5 4 x x x– 2 4 3 1 – – –E E A# D F# x x xmedium
x 7 x 5 8 7 5 x– 2 – 1 4 3 1 –x F# x D A# D E xhard · barre on fret 5

The F#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes F#, A#, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar – Drop E 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 F#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
34A#
♯58D
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#7♯5 chord?

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

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.