C#7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar

in Standard B (B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○12134C#GBFGBG
C#7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:C# · F · G · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
FGBC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 2 3 0 0 31 2 1 3 – – 4C# G B F G B Gmedium · barre on fret 2
2 3 2 3 4 2 x1 2 1 3 4 1 –C# G B F B C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 4 6 3– – 2 1 3 4 1x x C# F B F Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 4 5 4 6 x– – 1 2 1 3 –x x C# G B F xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 8 5 0 0 7– 4 3 1 – – 2x C# F G G B Bhard
x 9 8 9 0 6 x– 3 2 4 – 1 –x C# F B G F xmedium
x 9 8 9 0 0 7– 3 2 4 – – 1x C# F B G B Bmedium
x 9 8 9 10 8 x– 2 1 3 4 1 –x C# F B F G xmedium · barre on fret 8
x 9 10 9 10 0 x– 1 2 1 3 – –x C# G B F B xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 10 11 10 0 x– – 1 2 1 – –x x G C# F B xeasy · barre on fret 10
2 3 2 3 0 0 x1 2 1 3 – – –C# G B F G B xeasy · barre on fret 2
2 3 2 3 x x x1 2 1 3 – – –C# G B F x x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 4 x 3– – 3 1 4 – 2x x C# F B x Ghard
x x 4 5 4 6 7– – 1 2 1 3 4x x C# G B F Bmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 8 5 0 0 9– 3 2 1 – – 4x C# F G G B C#hard
x 9 10 9 0 6 x– 2 4 3 – 1 –x C# G B G F xhard

The C#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes C#, F, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar 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 C#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
34F
♭56G
♭710B

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#7♭5 in another tuning

Standard B B-E-A-D-G-B-E
What notes make up the C#7♭5 chord?

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

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.