D7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:D · F# · G# · C

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes D, F#, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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 D7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

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

See D7♭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 Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D7♭5 chord?

D7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes D, F#, G#, C.

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.