F#7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

○3421F#F#A#CE
F#7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F# · A# · C · E
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEF#F#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 4 4 3 2– 3 4 2 1F# F# A# C Emedium
x 4 4 3 2– 3 4 2 1x F# A# C Emedium
4 4 6 7 41 1 2 3 1A# F# C E F#medium · barre on fret 4
6 8 0 7 81 3 – 2 4C A# F# E A#medium
10 8 0 7 103 2 – 1 4E A# F# E Cmedium
10 8 0 9 103 1 – 2 4E A# F# F# Cmedium
4 4 0 3 23 4 – 2 1A# F# F# C Emedium
4 4 x 3 23 4 – 2 1A# F# x C Ehard
6 4 4 7 42 1 1 3 1C F# A# E F#medium · barre on fret 4
6 8 0 7 x1 3 – 2 –C A# F# E xmedium
10 10 0 7 83 4 – 1 2E C F# E A#medium
10 10 0 9 83 4 – 2 1E C F# F# A#medium
4 x 0 3 23 – – 2 1A# x F# C Ehard
4 4 6 x 22 3 4 – 1A# F# C x Ehard
4 4 6 7 x1 2 3 4 –A# F# C E xmedium
6 8 0 7 101 3 – 2 4C A# F# E Chard

The F#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F#, A#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
34A#
♭56C
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#7♭5 chord?

F#7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F#, A#, C, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.