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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

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

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-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 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.