G#7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G# · C · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.