A7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning
A7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:A · C# · D# · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 4 3 0 0 3 | 4 3 1 – – 2 | A D# G A C# A | medium | |
| 5 2 3 4 2 x | 4 1 2 3 1 – | A C# G C# D# x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 5 4 3 4 x x | 4 2 1 3 – – | A D# G C# x x | medium | |
| 5 4 5 4 6 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | A D# A C# G x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 5 8 5 6 0 7 | 1 4 1 2 – 3 | A G A D# C# C# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 9 0 6 9 | – – 2 – 1 3 | x x C# A G D# | medium | |
| x 10 11 10 0 7 | – 2 4 3 – 1 | x A D# G C# C# | hard | |
| x 8 9 10 8 9 | – 1 2 4 1 3 | x G C# G A D# | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x 10 9 10 0 9 | – 3 1 4 – 2 | x A C# G C# D# | medium | |
| x 10 11 10 0 x | – 1 2 1 – – | x A D# G C# x | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 5 4 3 0 0 1 | 4 3 2 – – 1 | A D# G A C# G | hard | |
| 5 2 3 6 2 x | 3 1 2 4 1 – | A C# G D# D# x | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 3 4 3 4 6 3 | 1 2 1 3 4 1 | G D# G C# G A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 4 x 4 6 x | 3 1 – 2 4 – | A D# x C# G x | hard | |
| x x 5 6 6 7 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x A D# G C# | medium | |
| x 10 9 0 6 9 | – 4 2 – 1 3 | x A C# A G D# | hard |
The A7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes A, C#, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 A7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 3 | 4 | C# |
| ♭5 | 6 | D# |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
More A chords
Other roots
See A7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the A7♭5 chord?
A7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes A, C#, D#, G.
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.