A Dominant Seventh Flat five Guitar Chord Charts & Variations

The A Dominant Seventh Flat five chord is made up of the Root, Major Third, diminished Fifth, and Minor Seventh

Some chord charts name this chord as:

A Dominant Seventh Flat Five
A 7-5
A 7(b5)
A Dom7b5
A7b5

This chord is made up of the notes A, C#, Eb, and G

A 7b5 chord Notes:

AC#EbG

Chord Structure:

Fingerings for the A7b5 guitar chord

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Position 1
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Position 2
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Position 3
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Create your A 7b5 chord shapes

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
Improvise targeting the right notes
Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

In the new ebook, Chords Domination, you'll find the fretboard tones maps for 44 different qualities of chords. Check it out:

A 7b5 chord Notes:

Chord Structure:

Position 1Open

Position 2Open

Position 3Open

Position 1
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Position 2
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Position 3
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