G7♭5 chord on 6-String Bass

in Standard (BEADGC) tuning

✕○3241GBFGC#
G7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:G · B · C# · F
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBFC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 2 3 0 1– 3 2 4 – 1x G B F G C#medium
x 3 2 3 6 x– 2 1 3 4 –x G B F C# xhard
x 3 4 3 4 x– 1 2 1 3 –x G C# F B xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 4 5 4 5– – 1 2 1 3x x C# G B Feasy · barre on fret 4
8 7 x 5 6 54 3 – 1 2 1G B x G C# Fhard · barre on fret 5
8 7 8 x 6 x3 2 4 – 1 –G B F x C# xhard
8 7 8 11 0 x2 1 3 4 – –G B F C# G xhard
8 9 8 9 0 x1 2 1 3 – –G C# F B G xeasy · barre on fret 8
0 9 10 9 10 x– 1 2 1 3 –B C# G B F xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 10 11 10 11– – 1 2 1 3x x G C# F Beasy · barre on fret 10
2 3 2 3 0 x1 2 1 3 – –C# G B F G xeasy · barre on fret 2
2 3 2 3 x x1 2 1 3 – –C# G B F x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 3 4 3 4 5– 1 2 1 3 4x G C# F B Fmedium · barre on fret 3
8 x 4 5 4 54 – 1 2 1 3G x C# G B Fhard · barre on fret 4
0 7 8 5 6 5– 3 4 1 2 1B B F G C# Fmedium · barre on fret 5
8 x 8 9 6 x2 – 3 4 1 –G x F B C# xhard

The G7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G, B, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Bass 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More G chords

Other roots

What notes make up the G7♭5 chord?

G7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G, B, C#, 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.