F7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)
in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard
F7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F · A · B · D#
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Fingerings (16)
F7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 2 3 0 2 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | F A D# F B x | medium | |
| 3 2 3 4 2 x | 2 1 3 4 1 – | F A D# A B x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 3 4 3 4 x x | 1 2 1 3 – – | F B D# A x x | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 4 5 4 6 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x B F A D# x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x x 5 6 6 7 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x F B D# A | medium | |
| x x 9 0 6 9 | – – 2 – 1 3 | x x A F D# B | medium | |
| x 10 11 10 0 7 | – 2 4 3 – 1 | x F B D# A A | hard | |
| x 8 9 10 8 9 | – 1 2 4 1 3 | x D# A D# F B | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x 10 9 10 0 9 | – 3 1 4 – 2 | x F A D# A B | medium | |
| x 10 11 10 0 x | – 1 2 1 – – | x F B D# A x | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 3 4 3 0 0 x | 1 2 1 – – – | F B D# F A x | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| 3 2 3 6 2 x | 2 1 3 4 1 – | F A D# B B x | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 3 4 3 4 6 3 | 1 2 1 3 4 1 | F B D# A D# F | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 4 5 4 6 7 | – 1 2 1 3 4 | x B F A D# A | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 8 5 6 0 7 | – 4 1 2 – 3 | x D# F B A A | medium | |
| x 10 9 0 6 9 | – 4 2 – 1 3 | x F A F D# B | hard |
The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) 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 F7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | F |
| 3 | 4 | A |
| ♭5 | 6 | B |
| ♭7 | 10 | D# |
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Other roots
See F7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the F7♭5 chord?
F7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes F, A, B, D#.
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.