F7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
F7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F · A · B · D#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 1 2 1 3 0 | – 1 2 1 3 – | x F B D# A B | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x x 2 3 3 4 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x B F A D# | medium | |
| x 5 6 3 5 x | – 2 4 1 3 – | x A D# F B x | medium | |
| x x 8 7 5 4 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x F A B D# | hard | |
| 8 5 6 7 5 0 | 4 1 2 3 1 – | F A D# A B B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 8 7 6 7 x x | 4 2 1 3 – – | F B D# A x x | medium | |
| 8 7 8 7 9 0 | 2 1 3 1 4 – | F B F A D# B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 8 9 9 10 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x F B D# A | medium | |
| 0 11 0 9 11 10 | – 3 – 1 4 2 | A D# A B F A | medium | |
| 0 11 12 x 11 12 | – 1 3 – 2 4 | A D# A x F B | hard | |
| x 1 0 1 3 0 | – 1 – 2 3 – | x F A D# A B | medium | |
| 2 5 2 3 x 4 | 1 4 1 2 – 3 | B A B F x D# | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 5 x 3 5 4 | – 3 – 1 4 2 | x A x F B D# | hard | |
| 8 x 0 7 5 4 | 4 – – 3 2 1 | F x A A B D# | hard | |
| 8 5 6 7 5 x | 4 1 2 3 1 – | F A D# A B x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 8 7 6 7 x 0 | 4 2 1 3 – – | F B D# A x B | hard |
The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. 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 F7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | F |
| 3 | 4 | A |
| ♭5 | 6 | B |
| ♭7 | 10 | D# |
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.