D7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D · F# · G# · C

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes D, F#, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – G Modal 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 D7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See D7♭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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D G Modal D-G-D-G-C-D

What notes make up the D7♭5 chord?

D7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes D, F#, G#, C.

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.