A7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

A7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:A · C# · D# · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 2 3 0 4 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	A C# G G D# x	medium
5 2 3 2 4 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	A C# G A D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 6 4 3	– – 3 4 2 1	x x A C# D# G	medium
5 4 x 6 8 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	A D# x C# G x	hard
x x 5 8 8 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A D# G C#	hard
x 10 9 8 8 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x A C# D# G x	medium
9 10 9 0 10 11	1 2 1 – 3 4	C# A C# G A D#	medium · barre on fret 9
5 2 5 0 4 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	A C# A G D# x	medium
x 2 3 2 4 3	– 1 2 1 4 3	x C# G A D# G	medium · barre on fret 2
5 4 3 6 x x	3 2 1 4 – –	A D# G C# x x	medium
5 8 x 6 4 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	A G x C# D# x	hard
5 8 9 8 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	A G C# D# x x	hard
x 10 x 8 8 9	– 4 – 1 2 3	x A x D# G C#	hard
x 10 9 12 x 11	– 2 1 4 – 3	x A C# G x D#	hard
5 4 3 0 2 x	4 3 2 – 1 –	A D# G G C# x	medium
3 2 3 2 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	G C# G A D# x	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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 Em 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See A7♭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 Em 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 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.