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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:F# · A# · C · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
3	4	A#
♭5	6	C
♭7	10	E

More F# chords

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

Other roots

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

See F#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 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 F#7♭5 chord?

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

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.