A Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth Guitar Chord Charts & Variations

A 7(#5) position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in this chord are Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, and Minor Seventh

The A7(#5) chord is known as:

  • A Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth
  • A Dom+5
  • A 7#5
  • A 7+5
  • A 7aug5
  • A7(#5)

The A7(#5) chord is made up of the notes A, C#, E#, and G

A 7(#5) chord Notes:

AC#E#G

Chord Formula:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

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Guitar Patterns for the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth chord

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Position 1
Open

A 7(#5) position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Movable

A 7(#5) position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

A 7(#5) position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
BarreMovable

A 7(#5) position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

How to create your own A 7(#5) chord fingerings

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

b7
1
#5
#5
3
1
b7
#5
b7
3
1
b7
1
#5
3
1
b7
#5
3
3
1
#5
b7
3
b7
1

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

  • Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
  • Improvise targeting the right notes
  • Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

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