Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B7♭5B Dominant 7th Flat 5th

A♯Root

Dtone

Etone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 4 · 6 · Notes A♯ · D · E · G♯

How to play it

B7♭5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 0 3 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 x 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 0 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 6 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (6 6 5 4 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (6 6 5 4 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (6 6 5 4 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

B7♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 3 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 0 3 0 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 x 3 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 0 3 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 6 3 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (6 6 5 4 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (6 6 5 4 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (6 6 5 4 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

Sound

How B7♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

edgybluesyhazy

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 4 · 6

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