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

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:
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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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Position 2
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Position 3
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Position 4
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Chord tones in the C 7(#5) chord
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#5
b7
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3
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
1
3
#5
b7
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#5
b7
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