F7♭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

F7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:F · A · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. 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 F7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See F7♭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 F7♭5 chord?

F7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F, A, B, 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.