G#7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

○1211G#F#G#CD
G#7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:G# · C · D · F#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CDG#G#G#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 1 1 01 2 1 1 –G# F# G# C Dmedium · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 3 4– 4 3 1 2x G# C D F#medium
5 6 7 x 42 3 4 – 1C G# D x F#hard
5 6 5 7 01 2 1 3 –C G# C F# Dmedium · barre on fret 5
x 6 7 7 10– 1 2 3 4x G# D F# Chard
7 0 11 9 101 – 4 2 3D D F# G# Chard
11 0 11 9 103 – 4 1 2F# D F# G# Cmedium
1 0 1 1 41 – 2 3 4G# D G# C F#medium
5 6 x 3 43 4 – 1 2C G# x D F#hard
7 6 5 x 44 3 2 – 1D G# C x F#hard
5 6 7 7 01 2 3 4 –C G# D F# Dmedium
7 6 x 7 102 1 – 3 4D G# x F# Chard
7 10 11 9 01 3 4 2 –D C F# G# Dhard
11 10 11 9 03 2 4 1 –F# C F# G# Dmedium
5 x 1 3 44 – 1 2 3C x G# D F#hard
x 4 5 3 6– 2 3 1 4x F# C D G#medium

The G#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G#, C, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
34C
♭56D
♭710F#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G#7♭5 chord?

G#7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G#, C, D, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.