G#7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G# · C · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G#, C, D, 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 G#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See G#7♭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 G#7♭5 chord?

G#7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G#, C, D, 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.