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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:F# · A# · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.