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A dominant seventh flat five · Open position
A7♭5 guitar chord
What it is
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A dominant seventh flat five flat nine · Frets 4–6
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A dominant seventh sharp nine flat five · Frets 4–5
How to play A7♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the B string at the 2nd fret. Let the A and G strings ring open. Don’t play the low E and high E strings.
From the low E string x 0 1 0 2 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A7♭5?
A7♭5, A dominant seventh flat five, is A, C♯, E♭ and G: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the diminished fifth (E♭) and the minor seventh (G). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7.
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