B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 1 1 4 1	– – 1 1 2 1	x B F A D# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 5 3 6 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x D# A B F x	medium
7 4 5 x 6 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	B D# A x F x	hard
7 0 5 7 6 5	3 – 1 4 2 1	B B A D# F A	medium · barre on fret 5
7 6 x 7 10 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	B F x D# A x	hard
7 10 7 9 0 11	1 3 1 2 – 4	B A B F B D#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 9 10 11	– – 3 1 2 4	x B D# F A D#	medium
x 0 5 1 4 1	– – 3 1 2 1	x B A A D# F	hard · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 3 4 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x F A B D# x	medium
7 6 5 x 4 x	4 3 2 – 1 –	B F A x D# x	hard
x 0 5 7 6 5	– – 1 3 2 1	x B A D# F A	medium · barre on fret 5
7 10 x 7 6 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	B A x D# F x	hard
11 0 7 9 10 7	4 – 1 2 3 1	D# B B F A B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 9 10 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	D# B D# F A x	medium
x 0 1 1 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x B F A D# x	medium
x 4 x 3 6 5	– 2 – 1 4 3	x D# x B F A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open E 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 B7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
♭5	6	F
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5

See B7♭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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B7♭5 chord?

B7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes B, D#, F, A.

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.