Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

F7♭5F Dominant 7th Flat 5th

A♯Root
Dtone
Etone
G♯tone

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

How to play it

F7♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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).

F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (x x 1 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 6 x 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 x 6 8 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 6 8 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 7 6 8 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 7 6 8 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 7 x 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 7 6 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F7♭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.

F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (x x 1 2 2 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 6 x 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 x 6 8 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 6 8 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 7 6 8 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 7 6 8 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 7 x 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 7 6 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How F7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgybluesyhazy
Genres
jazzblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 7 · ♭3
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