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Gm7♭5 Chord on Guitar

Gm7♭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♭ · FFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

Gm7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • Gm7♭5 – open positionR♭3♭7R♭5♭7open position
  • Gm7♭5 – fret 33R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 3
  • Gm7♭5 – fret 55××R♭5♭7♭3fret 5
  • Gm7♭5 – fret 88×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 8
  • Gm7♭5 – fret 1010×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 10

Gm7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭58♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭53×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭511××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭711♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭76×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭7××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: RR♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: R10×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: R5××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭35♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭312×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭38××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

Gm7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭35♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭312×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭58♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭53×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭711♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: ♭76×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: RR×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • Gm7♭5 – bass: R9×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

Gm7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • Gm7♭5 – R-3-7R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • Gm7♭5 – R-3-78×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • Gm7♭5 – R-7-3R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • Gm7♭5 – R-7-310×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain Gm7♭5

Scales to play over Gm7♭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 Gm7♭5 chord?
Gm7♭5 (G half-diminished (ø)) contains G, B♭, D♭, F — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play Gm7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is 313021 (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 Gm7♭5?
Good choices to solo over Gm7♭5: G Locrian, G Locrian ♮2, G Blues.
What key is Gm7♭5 in?
Gm7♭5 is diatonic in A♭ major (viiø7), F minor (iiø7).