E7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

E7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:E · G# · A# · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes E, G#, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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 E7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
♭5	6	A#
♭7	10	D

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

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

See E7♭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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the E7♭5 chord?

E7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes E, G#, A#, 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.