D7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D · F# · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes D, F#, G#, C. 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 D7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

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

See D7♭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 D7♭5 chord?

D7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes D, F#, G#, C.

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.