G7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G, B, C#, F. 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
♭5	6	C#
♭7	10	F

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See G7♭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 G7♭5 chord?

G7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G, B, C#, F.

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.