F7♭5 chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

1342ABD#F
F7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F · A · B · D#
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FFFABD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 4 31 3 4 2A B D# Fmedium
4 8 6 71 4 2 3B D# F Ahard
8 10 0 72 3 – 1D# F B Amedium
8 10 10 91 3 4 2D# F A Bmedium
4 2 4 33 1 4 2B A D# Fmedium
8 4 6 74 1 2 3D# B F Ahard
10 8 0 73 2 – 1F D# B Amedium
10 8 10 93 1 4 2F D# A Bmedium

The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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 F7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
♭56B
♭710D#

More F chords

Other roots

See F7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F7♭5 chord?

F7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F, A, B, D#.

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.