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

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C# · F · G · B

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Fingerings (16)

C#7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes C#, F, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop D 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 C#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More C# chords

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

Other roots

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

See C#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 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 C#7♭5 chord?

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

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.