G7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.