G#7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

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

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 – Open G 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 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.