B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop F# 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 B7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
♭5	6	F
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See B7♭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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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 B7♭5 chord?

B7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes B, D#, F, A.

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.