B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 2 0 3	– 2 1 3 – 4	x B D# A B F	medium
x 2 3 2 4 3	– 1 2 1 4 3	x B F A D# F	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 3 4 4 7	– – 1 2 3 4	x x F B D# A	hard
x 6 7 4 6 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x D# A B F x	medium
9 6 7 8 6 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	B D# A D# F x	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 7 8 0 x	4 2 1 3 – –	B F A D# B x	medium
9 8 9 8 10 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B F B D# A x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 2 3 2 0 1	– 2 4 3 – 1	x B F A B D#	medium
x 2 3 2 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F A D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 4 4 3	– – 4 2 3 1	x x A B D# F	hard
x 8 7 4 4 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x F A B D# x	hard
9 6 7 10 6 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	B D# A F F x	hard · barre on fret 6
9 8 7 8 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	B F A D# x x	medium
9 8 x 8 10 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	B F x D# A x	hard
1 2 1 2 0 3	1 2 1 3 – 4	D# B D# A B F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 2 4 3	– 1 – 2 4 3	x B x A D# F	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5

See B7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.