A7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)
in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning
A7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:A · C# · D# · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 1 4 3 0 | – 2 1 4 3 – | x A D# C# G G | medium | |
| x 2 x 6 3 6 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | x A x D# G C# | hard | |
| x x 7 6 3 6 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x A D# G C# | hard | |
| x 0 5 4 5 8 | – – 2 1 3 4 | x G G C# A D# | hard | |
| 9 6 5 6 5 0 | 4 2 1 3 1 – | A C# G D# A G | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 9 6 7 6 9 0 | 3 1 2 1 4 – | A C# A D# C# G | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 9 8 7 0 9 0 | 3 2 1 – 4 – | A D# A A C# G | medium | |
| 9 8 11 0 9 0 | 2 1 4 – 3 – | A D# C# A C# G | medium | |
| 9 12 11 0 11 0 | 1 4 2 – 3 – | A G C# A D# G | medium | |
| x x 11 0 11 0 | – – 1 – 2 – | x x C# A D# G | easy | |
| x 2 1 4 5 0 | – 2 1 3 4 – | x A D# C# A G | hard | |
| x 2 5 6 x 6 | – 1 2 3 – 4 | x A G D# x C# | hard | |
| 3 6 7 4 3 x | 1 3 4 2 1 – | D# C# A C# G x | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 0 7 4 5 8 | – – 3 1 2 4 | x G A C# A D# | hard | |
| 9 6 5 6 5 x | 4 2 1 3 1 – | A C# G D# A x | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 7 6 9 0 | – – 2 1 3 – | x x A D# C# G | medium |
The A7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes A, C#, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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 A7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 3 | 4 | C# |
| ♭5 | 6 | D# |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
More A chords
Other roots
See A7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the A7♭5 chord?
A7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes A, C#, D#, G.
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.