D#7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D# · G · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 3 0 1 1 2	– 4 – 1 2 3	A G A D# G C#	medium
x x 6 5 3 2	– – 4 3 2 1	x x D# G A C#	hard
6 3 4 5 3 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	D# G C# G A x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 4 5 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	D# A C# G x x	medium
6 5 6 5 7 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	D# A D# G C# x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 6 7 7 8	– – 1 2 3 4	x x D# A C# G	medium
x 11 10 7 7 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x D# G A C# x	hard
x 11 12 11 x 8	– 2 4 3 – 1	x D# A C# x G	hard
0 9 10 11 9 10	– 1 2 4 1 3	A C# G C# D# A	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 10 11 x 10	– 3 1 4 – 2	x D# G C# x A	hard
0 3 0 1 3 2	– 3 – 1 4 2	A G A D# A C#	medium
6 x x 5 3 2	4 – – 3 2 1	D# x x G A C#	hard
6 3 4 7 3 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	D# G C# A A x	hard · barre on fret 3
6 x 0 5 7 4	3 – – 2 4 1	D# x A G C# D#	hard
6 5 0 5 7 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	D# A A G C# x	medium
6 9 6 7 x 8	1 4 1 2 – 3	D# C# D# A x G	hard · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
♭5	6	A
♭7	10	C#

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See D#7♭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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 D#7♭5 chord?

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

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.