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