E7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

E7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:E · G# · A# · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes E, G#, A#, D. 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 E7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
♭5	6	A#
♭7	10	D

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

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

See E7♭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 E7♭5 chord?

E7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes E, G#, A#, D.

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.