E7♯5 chord on Mandolin – Open G (GDGD)

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

○○113322G#G#DDCCEE
E7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:E · G# · C · D
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 5 5 2 21 1 – – 3 3 2 2G# G# D D C C E Ehard
9 9 6 6 5 5 0 03 3 2 2 1 1 – –E E G# G# C C D Dhard
9 9 6 6 7 7 10 103 3 1 1 2 2 4 4E E G# G# D D C Chard
1 1 2 2 5 5 0 01 1 2 2 3 3 – –G# G# E E C C D Dhard
5 5 0 0 9 9 6 61 1 – – 3 3 2 2C C D D E E G# G#hard
9 9 10 10 7 7 6 63 3 4 4 2 2 1 1E E C C D D G# G#hard
5 5 0 0 1 1 2 23 3 – – 1 1 2 2C C D D G# G# E Ehard
5 5 6 6 9 9 0 01 1 2 2 3 3 – –C C G# G# E E D Dhard
7 7 6 6 9 9 10 102 2 1 1 3 3 4 4D D G# G# E E C Chard
5 5 2 2 1 1 0 03 3 2 2 1 1 – –C C E E G# G# D Dhard
9 9 0 0 5 5 6 63 3 – – 1 1 2 2E E D D C C G# G#hard
7 7 10 10 9 9 6 62 2 4 4 3 3 1 1D D C C E E G# G#hard

The E7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes E, G#, C, D. 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 E7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More E chords

Other roots

See E7♯5 in another tuning

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.