B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 B7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
♭5	6	F
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See B7♭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 B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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 B7♭5 chord?

B7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes B, D#, F, A.

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.