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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G# · C · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G#, C, D, F#. 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 G#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#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 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 G#7♭5 chord?

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

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.