Four String Bass · D Standard (DGCF)

C7♯5C Dominant 7th Sharp 5th

CRoot
Etone
G♯tone
A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7  ·  Notes C · E · G♯ · A♯

How to play it

C7♯5 fingering positions

D Standard (DGCF), 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).

C Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (10 13 10 11) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
Read it as tab

C7♯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.

C Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (10 13 10 11) in D Standard (DGCF)
Sound

How C7♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
restlessbluesyunstable
Genres
jazzblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7
Same notes asC+7
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