D7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D · F# · G# · C

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.