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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.