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

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

○31421GBFBC#F
G7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:G · B · C# · F
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBFC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 1 3 2 13 – 1 4 2 1G B F B C# Fmedium · barre on fret 1
3 2 x 3 6 x2 1 – 3 4 –G C# x B F xhard
x x 3 5 6 7– – 1 2 3 4x x G C# F Bhard
x 8 7 5 6 x– 4 3 1 2 –x G B C# F xmedium
x 8 7 x 6 9– 3 2 – 1 4x G B x F C#hard
x 8 7 9 0 9– 2 1 3 – 4x G B F B C#medium
x 8 9 9 0 9– 1 2 3 – 4x G C# F B C#medium
3 0 1 3 2 x3 – 1 4 2 –G B F B C# xmedium
3 6 x 3 2 x2 4 – 3 1 –G F x B C# xhard
3 6 7 5 x x1 3 4 2 – –G F B C# x xhard
x 8 x 5 6 7– 4 – 1 2 3x G x C# F Bhard
x 8 9 x 6 7– 3 4 – 1 2x G C# x F Bhard
x 8 9 9 0 7– 2 3 4 – 1x G C# F B Bmedium
x 8 9 9 0 x– 1 2 3 – –x G C# F B xeasy
3 2 1 3 0 x3 2 1 4 – –G C# F B B xmedium
x 2 3 3 6 x– 1 2 3 4 –x C# G B F xhard

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 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
34B
♭56C#
♭710F

More G chords

Other roots

See G7♭5 in another tuning

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.