D7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D · F# · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.