F7♯5
Character: restless
- FRtriad
- A3triad
- C♯♯5triad
- E♭♭7add
7 ways to play F7♯5
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x 8 7 6 4 xNotes F A C♯ E♭Intervals 1 3 ♯5 ♭7Base triadF augmented, root position
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 6 7 6 6 xNotes E♭ A C♯ FIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadF augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 9 8 7 8 10 9Notes C♯ F A E♭Intervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadF augmented, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 11 10 10 11Notes C♯ F A E♭Intervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadF augmented, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 11 12 11 10 x xNotes E♭ A C♯ FIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadF augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 1 2 2 1Notes E♭ A C♯ FIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadF augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 1 4 3 2 4 5Notes C♯ F A E♭Intervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadF augmented, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
The construction rules F7♯5 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
Alter a dominant for tension
Raise or lower the 5th or the 9th, or add a ♯11 or ♭13, and a dominant 7th pulls harder towards the next chord: G7♯9, G7♭9, G7♭13.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Dominant 7th ♯5 in every key
More chords on F
F7♯5 chord questions
What notes are in F7♯5?
F7♯5 is spelled F A C♯ E♭: F is the root, A is the 3rd, C♯ is the ♯5th, E♭ is the ♭7th.
What is the formula of F7♯5?
1 3 ♯5 ♭7. It is a F augmented triad with the ♭7th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play F7♯5 on guitar?
This page shows 7 voicings of F7♯5, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.