G7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

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Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G, B, C#, F. 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See G7♭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 G7♭5 chord?

G7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G, B, C#, 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.