Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

DM7♯5D Major 7th Sharp 5th

ERoot

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · Notes E · G♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

DM7♯5 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), 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).

D Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

D Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (14 11 11 11) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

D Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (14 15 14 16) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

Read it as tab

DM7♯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.

D Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 3 2 4) in Plectrum (CGBD)

D Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (14 11 11 11) in Plectrum (CGBD)

D Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (14 15 14 16) in Plectrum (CGBD)

Sound

How DM7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

etherealmysterioussuspenseful

Genres

film scorejazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2

Same notes asD+M7

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