G#7♭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

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 2 1 3 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G# D F# C D	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 3 3 4	– – 1 2 3 4	x x D G# C F#	medium
6 7 6 x 3 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	G# D F# x C x	hard
6 5 0 x 5 4	4 2 – – 3 1	G# C C x D F#	hard
6 5 6 7 5 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# C F# C D D	medium · barre on fret 5
6 7 6 7 x x	1 2 1 3 – –	G# D F# C x x	easy · barre on fret 6
x x 8 7 9 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x x G# C F# D	medium
x x 8 9 9 10	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G# D F# C	medium
0 11 0 9 11 10	– 3 – 1 4 2	D F# C D G# C	medium
0 11 0 x 11 10	– 2 – – 3 1	D F# C x G# C	easy
0 11 12 x 11 12	– 1 3 – 2 4	D F# C x G# D	hard
x 1 0 1 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x G# C F# C D	medium
4 5 2 3 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	F# C D G# x x	medium
x 5 6 3 5 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x C F# G# D x	medium
x x 8 7 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x x G# C D F#	hard
6 5 6 7 5 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# C F# C D x	medium · barre on fret 5

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 – 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 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#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 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.