G7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 3 4 2 3	– – 2 4 1 3	x G F B C# F	medium
x x 5 4 2 3	– – 4 3 1 2	x x G B C# F	medium
7 4 3 6 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	G B F C# x x	hard
7 4 x 6 6 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	G B x C# F x	hard
x 0 5 6 6 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x G G C# F B	hard
7 6 9 6 6 9	2 1 3 1 1 4	G C# B C# F B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 0 9 10 0 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	G G B F B C#	hard
x 0 9 10 8 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x G B F G C#	medium
11 0 9 10 0 11	3 – 1 2 – 4	B G B F B C#	medium
11 0 11 10 0 11	2 – 3 1 – 4	B G C# F B C#	medium
x 0 3 4 2 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x G F B C# x	medium
x x 3 4 2 5	– – 2 3 1 4	x x F B C# G	medium
7 6 3 4 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	G C# F B x x	hard
7 6 x 4 6 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	G C# x B F x	hard
x 0 9 6 6 5	– – 4 2 3 1	x G B C# F G	hard
7 6 9 6 6 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	G C# B C# F x	medium · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G, B, C#, F. 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
♭5	6	C#
♭7	10	F

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See G7♭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 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.