Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A7♯5A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Etone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · E

How to play it

A7♯5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 2 3 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 x 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 11 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (x 14 14 15 17) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (x 14 14 17 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

A7♯5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 2 3 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 x 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 11 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (x 14 14 15 17) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (x 14 14 17 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How A7♯5 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

restlessbluesyunstable

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · E

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5

Same notes asA+7

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