How to Play a C7(#5) Chord on Guitar – Easy C Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth Guitar Chord

C 7(#5) position 1 guitar chord diagram

The C Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, and Minor Seventh

The C7(#5) chord is known as:

  • C Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth
  • C Dom+5
  • C 7#5
  • C 7+5
  • C 7aug5
  • C7(#5)

The C7(#5) chord is made up of the notes C, E, G#, and Bb

Notes that compose the C 7(#5) chord:

CEG#Bb

Formula of the Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth chord:

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

Fingerings for the C7(#5) guitar chord

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Position 1
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C 7(#5) position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreMovable

C 7(#5) position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

C 7(#5) position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
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C 7(#5) position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7(#5) | D 7(#5) | E 7(#5) | F 7(#5) | G 7(#5) | A 7(#5) | B 7(#5) | C#7(#5) | D#7(#5) | F#7(#5) | G#7(#5) | A#7(#5)

Chord tones in the C 7(#5) chord

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

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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15
3
#5
b7
1
3
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3