F7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar

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

✕○○1243FAD#ABF
F7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F · A · B · D#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFABD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 0 1 2 0 1– 1 – 2 4 – 3x F A D# A B Fmedium
6 x 2 3 2 4 x4 – 1 2 1 3 –F x B F A D# xhard · barre on fret 2
x x x 3 4 4 5– – – 1 2 3 4x x x F B D# Amedium
6 5 0 x 4 4 x4 3 – – 1 2 –F A A x B D# xhard
6 5 0 7 8 0 x2 1 – 3 4 – –F A A A D# B xmedium
6 7 6 7 8 6 x1 2 1 3 4 1 –F B D# A D# F xmedium · barre on fret 6
x x 8 7 8 0 7– – 3 1 4 – 2x x F A D# B Bmedium
x x 8 9 8 10 x– – 1 2 1 3 –x x F B D# A xmedium · barre on fret 8
0 11 0 9 10 0 11– 3 – 1 2 – 4B D# A B F B D#medium
0 11 0 x 10 10 11– 3 – – 1 2 4B D# A x F A D#hard
x 1 2 1 2 0 x– 1 2 1 3 – –x F B D# A B xeasy · barre on fret 1
x x 2 3 2 4 x– – 1 2 1 3 –x x B F A D# xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 5 6 3 4 x x– 3 4 1 2 – –x A D# F B x xmedium
6 5 6 x 4 0 x3 2 4 – 1 – –F A D# x B B xhard
x x 8 7 8 0 5– – 3 2 4 – 1x x F A D# B Amedium
6 7 6 7 x x x1 2 1 3 – – –F B D# A x x xeasy · barre on fret 6

The F7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F, A, B, D#. 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 F7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
♭56B
♭710D#

More F chords

Other roots

See F7♭5 in another tuning

Standard B B-E-A-D-G-B-E
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.