E7♭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

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
2 1 2 2 1 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	E A# E G# A# D	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 4 5 6	– – 1 2 3 4	x x E A# D G#	hard
x 7 6 4 5 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# A# D D	medium
x 7 6 x 5 8	– 3 2 – 1 4	x E G# x D A#	hard
x 7 6 8 x 8	– 2 1 3 – 4	x E G# D x A#	hard
x 7 8 8 11 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E A# D G# D	hard
0 11 8 10 11 8	– 3 1 2 4 1	D G# A# E G# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
2 1 0 2 1 0	3 1 – 4 2 –	E A# D G# A# D	medium
2 5 6 4 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	E D G# A# x x	hard
x 7 6 4 7 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x E G# A# E D	medium
x 7 8 x 5 6	– 3 4 – 1 2	x E A# x D G#	hard
x 7 8 8 x 6	– 2 3 4 – 1	x E A# D x G#	hard
x 7 8 10 11 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E A# E G# D	hard
8 11 8 10 11 0	1 3 1 2 4 –	A# G# A# E G# D	medium · barre on fret 8
2 1 0 2 1 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	E A# D G# A# x	medium
2 5 2 4 x 6	1 3 1 2 – 4	E D E A# x G#	hard · barre on fret 2

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 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 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 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.