B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths
in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths
B7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:B · D# · F · A
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Fingerings (16)
B7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 3 2 3 0 | – 1 2 1 3 – | x B F A D# F | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 2 3 2 3 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x B F A D# x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 3 4 3 4 | – – 1 2 1 3 | x x F B D# A | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 6 x 4 5 4 | 4 3 – 1 2 1 | B D# x B F A | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| 7 6 7 x 5 0 | 3 2 4 – 1 – | B D# A x F F | hard | |
| 7 6 7 8 x 0 | 2 1 3 4 – – | B D# A D# x F | hard | |
| 7 8 7 8 x x | 1 2 1 3 – – | B F A D# x x | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 9 8 9 0 | – – 2 1 3 – | x x B D# A F | easy | |
| x x 9 10 9 10 | – – 1 2 1 3 | x x B F A D# | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| 11 0 x 10 11 10 | 2 – – 1 3 1 | D# A x F B D# | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 11 12 x x 11 12 | 1 3 – – 2 4 | D# A x x B F | hard | |
| x 2 1 2 3 0 | – 2 1 3 4 – | x B D# A D# F | medium | |
| x 2 3 2 3 4 | – 1 2 1 3 4 | x B F A D# A | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 x 3 4 3 4 | 4 – 1 2 1 3 | B x F B D# A | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 6 7 4 x 0 | 3 2 4 1 – – | B D# A B x F | hard | |
| 7 6 7 x 5 x | 3 2 4 – 1 – | B D# A x F x | hard |
The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 B7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | B |
| 3 | 4 | D# |
| ♭5 | 6 | F |
| ♭7 | 10 | A |
More B chords
Other roots
See B7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the B7♭5 chord?
B7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes B, D#, F, A.
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.