C7♯5 chord on Mandolin – Open G (GDGD)

in Open G (GDGD) (G-G-D-D-G-G-D-D) tuning

233112244CCEEA#A#G#G#
C7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:C · E · G# · A#
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEG#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 2 2 3 3 6 63 3 1 1 2 2 4 4C C E E A# A# G# G#hard
5 5 6 6 9 9 8 81 1 2 2 4 4 3 3C C G# G# E E A# A#hard
5 5 6 6 3 3 2 23 3 4 4 2 2 1 1C C G# G# A# A# E Ehard
5 5 8 8 9 9 6 61 1 3 3 4 4 2 2C C A# A# E E G# G#hard
3 3 2 2 5 5 6 62 2 1 1 3 3 4 4A# A# E E C C G# G#hard
9 9 6 6 5 5 8 84 4 2 2 1 1 3 3E E G# G# C C A# A#hard
3 3 6 6 5 5 2 22 2 4 4 3 3 1 1A# A# G# G# C C E Ehard
9 9 8 8 5 5 6 64 4 3 3 1 1 2 2E E A# A# C C G# G#hard

The C7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C, E, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Open G (GDGD) 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 C7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More C chords

Other roots

See C7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the C7♯5 chord?

C7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C, E, G#, A#.

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.