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G♯m7♭5 Chord on Guitar

G♯m7♭5 is the G♯ half-diminished (ø) chord — 4 notes (G♯, B, D, F♯) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: G♯ · B · D · F♯Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

G♯m7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • G♯m7♭5 – open positionR♭3♭5♭3♭3♭7open position
  • G♯m7♭5 – fret 44R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 4
  • G♯m7♭5 – fret 66××R♭5♭7♭3fret 6
  • G♯m7♭5 – fret 99×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 9
  • G♯m7♭5 – fret 1111×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 11

G♯m7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭59♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭54×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭512××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭712♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭77×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭7××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: RR♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: R11×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: R6××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭36♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭3×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭39××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

G♯m7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭36♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭3×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭59♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭54×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭712♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭77×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: RR×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • G♯m7♭5 – bass: R10×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

G♯m7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • G♯m7♭5 – R-3-7R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • G♯m7♭5 – R-3-79×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • G♯m7♭5 – R-7-3R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • G♯m7♭5 – R-7-311×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain G♯m7♭5

Scales to play over G♯m7♭5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain G♯, B, D, F♯.

Other G♯ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

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Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the G♯m7♭5 chord?
G♯m7♭5 (G♯ half-diminished (ø)) contains G♯, B, D, F♯ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play G♯m7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is 420402 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with G♯m7♭5?
Good choices to solo over G♯m7♭5: G♯ Locrian, G♯ Locrian ♮2, G♯ Blues.
What key is G♯m7♭5 in?
G♯m7♭5 is diatonic in A major (viiø7), F♯ minor (iiø7).