A7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D
in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD
A7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:A · C# · D# · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 1 1 4 1 | – – 1 1 2 1 | x A D# G C# D# | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 4 5 3 6 x | – 2 3 1 4 – | x C# G A D# x | medium | |
| 7 4 5 x 6 x | 4 1 2 – 3 – | A C# G x D# x | hard | |
| 7 0 5 7 6 5 | 3 – 1 4 2 1 | A A G C# D# G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 6 x 7 10 x | 2 1 – 3 4 – | A D# x C# G x | hard | |
| 7 10 7 9 0 11 | 1 3 1 2 – 4 | A G A D# A C# | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 11 9 10 11 | – – 3 1 2 4 | x A C# D# G C# | medium | |
| x 0 5 1 4 1 | – – 3 1 2 1 | x A G G C# D# | hard · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 6 5 3 4 x | – 4 3 1 2 – | x D# G A C# x | medium | |
| 7 6 5 x 4 x | 4 3 2 – 1 – | A D# G x C# x | hard | |
| x 0 5 7 6 5 | – – 1 3 2 1 | x A G C# D# G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 10 x 7 6 x | 2 4 – 3 1 – | A G x C# D# x | hard | |
| 11 0 7 9 10 7 | 4 – 1 2 3 1 | C# A A D# G A | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 11 0 11 9 10 x | 3 – 4 1 2 – | C# A C# D# G x | medium | |
| x 0 1 1 4 x | – – 1 2 3 – | x A D# G C# x | medium | |
| x 4 x 3 6 5 | – 2 – 1 4 3 | x C# x A D# G | hard |
The A7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes A, C#, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open D 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 A7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 3 | 4 | C# |
| ♭5 | 6 | D# |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
More A chords
Other roots
See A7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the A7♭5 chord?
A7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes A, C#, D#, G.
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.