A7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:A · C# · D# · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 0 2 1	– 3 1 – 4 2	x A D# G C# D#	medium
x 2 5 6 4 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x A G C# D# x	hard
3 x 5 6 x 7	1 – 2 3 – 4	D# x G C# x A	hard
x x 7 6 4 5	– – 4 3 1 2	x x A C# D# G	medium
9 6 5 8 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	A C# G D# x x	hard
9 6 x 8 8 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	A C# x D# G x	hard
x x 7 8 8 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A D# G C#	hard
9 8 11 8 8 11	2 1 3 1 1 4	A D# C# D# G C#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 2 1 0 2 x	– 2 1 – 3 –	x A D# G C# x	easy
3 2 5 2 2 5	2 1 3 1 1 4	D# A G A C# G	medium · barre on fret 2
3 x 7 6 x 5	1 – 4 3 – 2	D# x A C# x G	hard
x 0 5 6 4 7	– – 2 3 1 4	x G G C# D# A	medium
9 8 5 6 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	A D# G C# x x	hard
9 8 x 6 8 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	A D# x C# G x	hard
9 8 7 0 x 11	3 2 1 – – 4	A D# A G x C#	hard
9 8 11 8 8 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	A D# C# D# G x	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-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.