What notes are in a C#7#5 chord?

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

How do you play C#7#5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 9 x 9 10 10 x; 5th String Root: x 4 7 4 6 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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

C#7#5 chord (C# Dominant 7#5 (Augmented 7th))

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

Notes C#E#AB

Formula 1 3 ♯5 ♭7

Shapes 2 on this page

C#7#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, C#.

6th String Root 9 x 9 10 10 x

5th String Root x 4 7 4 6 5

Interactive chord diagram

C#7#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 ✕ ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over C#7#5

These scales start on C# and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when C#7#5 is the chord of the moment.

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

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Questions

What notes are in a C#7#5 chord?: C#7#5 is C#, E#, A, B: the 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7 of C#.
How do you play C#7#5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 9 x 9 10 10 x; 5th String Root: x 4 7 4 6 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with C#7#5?: Scales on C# that contain every note of C#7#5: C# Phrygian Dominant, C# Altered, C# Whole Tone, C# Mixolydian b6, C# Phrygian b4, C# 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