G#7♭5 chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

2341DCF#G#
G#7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:G# · C · D · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CDG#G#G#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 4 12 3 4 1D C F# G#medium
6 3 6 72 1 3 4F# C G# Dhard
8 5 4 54 2 1 3G# D F# Chard
6 5 6 52 1 3 1F# D G# Ceasy · barre on fret 5
0 9 6 7– 3 1 2C F# G# Dmedium
8 9 10 72 3 4 1G# F# C Dmedium
12 11 12 112 1 3 1C G# D F#easy · barre on fret 11
0 5 4 1– 3 2 1C D F# G#hard
8 9 0 52 3 – 1G# F# D Chard
0 11 12 11– 1 2 1C G# D F#easy · barre on fret 11
0 11 0 11– 1 – 2C G# D F#easy
12 11 0 113 1 – 2C G# D F#easy

The G#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G#, C, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low C 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.