B7♭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

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.