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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G# · C · D · F#

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Fingerings (16)

G#7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G#, C, D, 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 G#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#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 G#7♭5 chord?

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