F#7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

○✕3142F#A#EF#C
F#7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F# · A# · C · E
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEF#F#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 2 3 0 2 x3 1 4 – 2 –F# A# E F# C xmedium
3 2 3 4 2 x2 1 3 4 1 –F# A# E A# C xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 4 3 4 x x1 2 1 3 – –F# C E A# x xeasy · barre on fret 3
x 4 5 4 6 x– 1 2 1 3 –x C F# A# E xmedium · barre on fret 4
x x 5 6 6 7– – 1 2 3 4x x F# C E A#medium
x x 9 0 6 9– – 2 – 1 3x x A# F# E Cmedium
x 10 11 10 0 7– 2 4 3 – 1x F# C E A# A#hard
x 8 9 10 8 9– 1 2 4 1 3x E A# E F# Cmedium · barre on fret 8
x 10 9 10 0 9– 3 1 4 – 2x F# A# E A# Cmedium
x 10 11 10 0 x– 1 2 1 – –x F# C E A# xeasy · barre on fret 10
3 4 3 0 0 x1 2 1 – – –F# C E F# A# xeasy · barre on fret 3
3 2 3 6 2 x2 1 3 4 1 –F# A# E C C xhard · barre on fret 2
3 4 3 4 6 31 2 1 3 4 1F# C E A# E F#medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 5 4 6 7– 1 2 1 3 4x C F# A# E A#medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 5 6 0 7– 4 1 2 – 3x E F# C A# A#medium
x 10 9 0 6 9– 4 2 – 1 3x F# A# F# E Chard

The F#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F#, A#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb) 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 F#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
34A#
♭56C
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#7♭5 chord?

F#7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F#, A#, C, E.

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.