G7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G, B, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open B 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See G7♭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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G7♭5 chord?

G7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G, B, C#, 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.