Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯7♯5C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th

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F♯tone

A♯tone

Ctone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · 6 · 7 · Notes D · F♯ · A♯ · C

How to play it

C♯7♯5 fingering positions

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD), 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 — 4th position (x 6 x 4 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (x 6 7 4 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 7 x 6 9) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 9 x 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 7 6 6 9) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 9 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (11 x x 10 10 9) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (11 x 9 10 10 x) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Read it as tab

C♯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.

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x 6 x 4 6 7) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x 6 7 4 6 x) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 7 x 6 9) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 9 x 6 7) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 7 6 6 9) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 9 6 6 7) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (11 x x 10 10 9) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (11 x 9 10 10 x) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Sound

How C♯7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

restlessbluesyunstable

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · 6 · 7

Same notes asC♯+7

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