Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

D♯7♯5D♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Etone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · E

How to play it

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

D♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 6 0 5) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

D♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (15 16 14 17) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

Read it as tab

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

D♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 6 0 5) in Plectrum (CGBD)

D♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (15 16 14 17) in Plectrum (CGBD)

Sound

How D♯7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

restlessbluesyunstable

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · E

Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2

Same notes asD♯+7

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