G7♭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

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:G · B · C# · F

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.