D7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D · F# · G# · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♭5 shapes as text

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