G#7♭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

G#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G# · C · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 3 2 1	– 1 – 4 3 2	x G# D C F# G#	medium
x x 6 5 2 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G# D F# C	hard
x x 4 3 4 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F# C G# D	hard
8 5 4 5 4 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	G# C F# D G# x	hard · barre on fret 4
8 5 0 9 8 x	2 1 – 4 3 –	G# C D F# C x	hard
x x 6 9 8 7	– – 1 4 3 2	x x G# F# C D	medium
8 7 0 9 8 x	2 1 – 4 3 –	G# D D F# C x	medium
8 11 12 9 8 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	G# F# D F# C x	hard · barre on fret 8
0 11 10 11 10 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	C F# C G# D F#	medium · barre on fret 10
12 11 12 11 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	C F# D G# x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 1 0 3 2 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x G# D C F# x	medium
2 5 6 3 2 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	D C G# C F# x	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 3 4 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x D F# C G# x	hard
0 5 4 5 4 5	– 2 1 3 1 4	C C F# D G# C	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 6 5 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	F# C G# D x x	easy · barre on fret 5
6 7 6 9 8 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	F# D G# F# C x	medium · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G#, C, D, F#. 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 G#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See G#7♭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 G#7♭5 chord?

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

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.