Chord · Mandolin
A 7 Sharp 5 Chord · Mandolin
Fretboard map · Mandolin
Find every available note across the first 12 frets.
Notes
A · C♯ · E♯ · G
Root: A
Intervals
1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7
How it is built
This chord starts on A and applies the intervals 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7. The result contains 4 distinct pitch classes per octave.
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Guide and musical context
About A 7 Sharp 5 Mandolin Chord
A 7 Sharp 5 Mandolin chord contains A, C♯, E♯, G. Its sound is dominant and bright, with a very exposed augmented fifth.
Character and sound
Dominant and bright, with a very exposed augmented fifth.
Musical context and history
An augmented fifth on a dominant chord creates an altered sound linked to chromatic jazz and modern harmony.
How and where it is used
It is used before major or minor resolutions and to produce chromatic upper-voice movement.
On mandolin, fifths tuning encourages symmetric movable patterns. Unison string courses reinforce the attack, and the map helps locate the same note in different fretboard registers. Everything you see and hear on this page comes from the same note set shown above.
Harmonic and musical relationships
As a dominant sonority on A, a common functional resolution moves toward D. Alterations and extensions change the color while preserving that tension-and-resolution reference.
The formula on this page is 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7 and, from A, produces the notes A · C♯ · E♯ · G.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the A 7 Sharp 5 Mandolin chord?
The notes are A, C♯, E♯, G.
What is its interval formula?
The formula is 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7.
How does it sound and what is it used for?
Dominant and bright, with a very exposed augmented fifth. It is used before major or minor resolutions and to produce chromatic upper-voice movement.
How can I check it on Mandolin?
Use the interactive diagram on this page and press Play or Note by note. The highlighted positions, written notes and playback all use the same pitch collection.