F7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
F7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F · A · B · D#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 3 0 1 1 2 | – 4 – 1 2 3 | B A B F A D# | medium | |
| x x 6 5 3 2 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x F A B D# | hard | |
| 6 3 4 5 3 x | 4 1 2 3 1 – | F A D# A B x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 6 5 4 5 x x | 4 2 1 3 – – | F B D# A x x | medium | |
| 6 5 6 5 7 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | F B F A D# x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 6 7 7 8 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x F B D# A | medium | |
| x 11 10 7 7 x | – 4 3 1 2 – | x F A B D# x | hard | |
| x 11 12 11 x 8 | – 2 4 3 – 1 | x F B D# x A | hard | |
| 0 9 10 11 9 10 | – 1 2 4 1 3 | B D# A D# F B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 11 10 11 x 10 | – 3 1 4 – 2 | x F A D# x B | hard | |
| 0 3 0 1 3 2 | – 3 – 1 4 2 | B A B F B D# | medium | |
| 6 x x 5 3 2 | 4 – – 3 2 1 | F x x A B D# | hard | |
| 6 3 4 7 3 x | 3 1 2 4 1 – | F A D# B B x | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 6 x 0 5 7 4 | 3 – – 2 4 1 | F x B A D# F | hard | |
| 6 5 0 5 7 x | 3 1 – 2 4 – | F B B A D# x | medium | |
| 6 9 6 7 x 8 | 1 4 1 2 – 3 | F D# F B x A | hard · barre on fret 6 |
The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. 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 F7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | F |
| 3 | 4 | A |
| ♭5 | 6 | B |
| ♭7 | 10 | D# |
More F chords
Other roots
See F7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the F7♭5 chord?
F7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F, A, B, D#.
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.