D 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (D7♭5)

D 7th flat 5 is played in open position as × × 0 1 1 2: index finger on the G string at fret 1, middle finger on the B string at fret 1 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 2. The D string rings open. The low E and A strings stay muted.

Tip — The hardest part is stretching the ring finger to the 2nd fret on the high e string while the index and middle fingers hold the 1st fret on the G and B strings.

D 7th flat 5 is played at the 5th fret as × 5 6 5 7 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 5, ring finger on the D string at fret 6, middle finger on the G string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 7. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

D 7th flat 5 is played at the 9th fret as 10 9 10 11 9 ×: barre your index finger across fret 9, middle finger on the low E string at fret 10, ring finger on the D string at fret 10 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 11. The high e string stays muted.

D 7th flat 5 is played at the 10th fret as 10 11 10 11 × ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 10, ring finger on the A string at fret 11, middle finger on the D string at fret 10 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 11. The B and high e strings stay muted.

D 7th flat 5 is played at the 12th fret as × × 12 13 13 14: index finger on the D string at fret 12, middle finger on the G string at fret 13, ring finger on the B string at fret 13 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 14. The low E and A strings stay muted.