Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 3

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

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 3, 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 — 3rd position (6 3 5 0) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (6 7 5 8) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 3
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 — 3rd position (6 3 5 0) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (6 7 5 8) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 3
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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