F#7♭5 chord on 8-String Guitar

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

○○121341F#CF#A#EA#CE
F#7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:F# · A# · C · E
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEF#F#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 2 1 2 3 1 0– 1 2 1 3 4 1 –F# C F# A# E A# C Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 3 2 3 x x– – 1 2 1 3 – –x x F# C E A# x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 3 4 3 5 x– 4 – 1 2 1 3 –x F# x C F# A# E xhard · barre on fret 3
x x x x 4 5 5 6– – – – 1 2 3 4x x x x F# C E A#medium
0 5 6 7 8 5 5 0– 1 2 3 4 1 1 –F# E A# E A# C E Emedium · barre on fret 5
0 7 6 7 10 x x x– 2 1 3 4 – – –F# F# A# E C x x xhard
0 7 8 7 8 9 7 0– 1 2 1 3 4 1 –F# F# C E A# E F# Emedium · barre on fret 7
0 11 8 9 8 9 x x– 4 1 2 1 3 – –F# A# C F# A# E x xmedium · barre on fret 8
0 11 0 9 10 9 11 0– 3 – 1 2 1 4 –F# A# E F# C E A# Emedium · barre on fret 9
0 11 0 x 10 11 11 0– 2 – – 1 3 4 –F# A# E x C F# A# Ehard
0 1 2 1 4 3 1 0– 1 2 1 4 3 1 –F# C F# A# F# A# C Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 3 2 3 5 2– – 1 2 1 3 4 1x x F# C E A# E F#medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 3 4 3 5 x– – – 1 2 1 3 –x x x C F# A# E xmedium · barre on fret 3
0 5 6 x 4 5 x x– 2 4 – 1 3 – –F# E A# x F# C x xhard
0 5 8 7 8 5 5 0– 1 3 2 4 1 1 –F# E C E A# C E Emedium · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 10 x x x– 2 1 3 4 – – –x F# A# E C x x xhard

The F#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes F#, A#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 8-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 F#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
34A#
♭56C
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#7♭5 chord?

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

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.