C#7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C# · F · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 2 1 3 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	C# G C# F B C#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 3 3 4	– – 1 2 3 4	x x C# G B F	medium
x 7 6 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C# F G B x	hard
x 7 8 7 x 4	– 2 4 3 – 1	x C# G B x F	hard
0 5 6 7 5 6	– 1 2 4 1 3	B B F B C# G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 9 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C# F B F G	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 8 7 9 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B F C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 8 9 9 10	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G C# F B	medium
0 11 0 9 11 10	– 3 – 1 4 2	B F B C# G B	medium
0 11 12 x 11 12	– 1 3 – 2 4	B F B x G C#	hard
2 1 0 1 3 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	C# G B F B C#	medium
2 5 2 3 x 4	1 4 1 2 – 3	C# B C# G x F	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 3 3 4	– 4 – 1 2 3	x C# x G B F	hard
x x 8 7 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x x G B C# F	hard
x 5 6 7 5 6	– 1 2 4 1 3	x B F B C# G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 x 6	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C# F B x G	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More C# chords

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

Other roots

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

See C#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 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 C#7♭5 chord?

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

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.