A7b5 Guitar Chord

How to play A7b5: a dominant 7th flat 5 built on A, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.

Chord Diagram

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A common voicing

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

More Voicings of A7b5

The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to A. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.

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Open position
4X
Fret 4
5XX
Fret 5
7XX
Fret 7

Notes & Intervals in A7b5

NoteAC#EbG
IntervalR3b5b7

A7b5 is a dominant 7th flat 5 with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C#, Eb, G. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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