G#m7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar

in Standard (E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○33114422G#G#BBDDBBBBF#F#
G#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D · F#
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 23 3 1 1 – – 4 4 – – 2 2G# G# B B D D B B B B F# F#medium
4 4 2 2 4 4 x x 3 3 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –G# G# B B F# F# x x D D x xhard
4 4 x x 4 4 4 4 3 3 x x2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –G# G# x x F# F# B B D D x xhard
4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D F# F# B B B B x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 5 5 6 6 x x 7 7 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x D D G# G# x x F# F# B Bhard
x x x x 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4x x x x G# G# D D F# F# B Bmedium
x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1x x G# G# B B D D F# F# B Bhard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 11 9 9 11 11 9 9 10 10– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x G# G# B B F# F# G# G# D Dmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 12 12 11 11 0 0 10 10– – 2 2 4 4 3 3 – – 1 1x x G# G# D D F# F# B B D Dmedium
x x 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x G# G# D D F# F# B B x xeasy · barre on fret 11
4 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 24 4 2 2 – – 1 1 – – 3 3G# G# B B D D G# G# B B F# F#medium
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2– – – – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x G# G# B B D D F# F#hard
x x x x 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4x x x x F# F# B B D D G# G#medium
4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 x x x x1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D F# F# B B x x x xeasy · barre on fret 4
7 7 5 5 6 6 x x 7 7 x x3 3 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4 – –B B D D G# G# x x F# F# x xhard
7 7 x x 6 6 7 7 7 7 x x2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – –B B x x G# G# D D F# F# x xhard

The G#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar 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#m7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
♭33B
♭56D
♭710F#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#m7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G#m7♭5 chord?

G#m7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes G#, B, 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.