F7♭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

F7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:F · A · B · D#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. 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 F7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
3	4	A
♭5	6	B
♭7	10	D#

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See F7♭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 F7♭5 chord?

F7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F, A, B, D#.

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.