B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 B7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
♭5	6	F
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5

See B7♭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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B7♭5 chord?

B7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes B, D#, F, A.

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.