What notes are in a A7#5 chord?

A7#5 is A, C#, E#, G: the 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7 of A.

How do you play A7#5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 5 x 5 6 6 x; 5th String Root: x 0 3 0 2 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Dominant 7#5 (Augmented 7th)

A7#5 chord (A Dominant 7#5 (Augmented 7th))

Dominant 7th with a raised 5th: an augmented triad plus the ♭7, restless and leaning towards its resolution.

Notes AC#E#G

Formula 1 3 ♯5 ♭7

Shapes 2 on this page

A7#5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

6th String Root 5 x 5 6 6 x

5th String Root x 0 3 0 2 1

Interactive chord diagram

A7#5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over A7#5

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when A7#5 is the chord of the moment.

A Phrygian Dominant A Altered A Whole Tone A Mixolydian b6 A Phrygian b4 A Leading Whole Tone A Major Locrian A Lydian Dominant b6 A Enigmatic

Fretwise · Free on iPhone & Android

Practise A7#5 and every other chord anywhere, even offline.

This page is a small slice of Fretwise. The app adds practice: exercises that play as tab, a new routine every day, and the tools to tune and keep time. On iPhone, iPad and Android, no sign-up.

Get it free onGoogle Play Download on theApp Store

Free

65 scales and 56 chord types in every key, with CAGED shapes
A tuner with 10 tunings and a metronome from 30 to 260 BPM
A new Daily 15 routine every day, plus free exercises
Maqam & makam between the frets, and the Name the Note quiz

One purchase

282 exercises that play as tab, and routines with a speed trainer
Chord & Scale Finder: tap the neck, get the name
Theory Lab and the Progression Builder with 51 genre loops
No subscription, ads removed

Questions

What notes are in a A7#5 chord?: A7#5 is A, C#, E#, G: the 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7 of A.
How do you play A7#5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 5 x 5 6 6 x; 5th String Root: x 0 3 0 2 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with A7#5?: Scales on A that contain every note of A7#5: A Phrygian Dominant, A Altered, A Whole Tone, A Mixolydian b6, A Phrygian b4, A Leading Whole Tone.

Dominant 7#5 (Augmented 7th) chords in every key

C7#5 C#7#5 D7#5 Eb7#5 E7#5 F7#5 F#7#5 G7#5 Ab7#5 A7#5 Bb7#5 B7#5