A7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:A · C# · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes A, C#, D#, G. 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 A7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See A7♭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-E-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 A7♭5 chord?

A7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes A, C#, D#, G.

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.