G#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G# · B · D · F#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 2 4 4 2 0	4 1 2 3 1 –	G# B F# B B D	hard · barre on fret 2
6 2 4 x 5 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	G# B F# x D x	hard
6 5 0 4 5 4	4 2 – 1 3 1	G# D D B D F#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 x 9 9	2 1 – – 3 4	G# D D x F# B	hard
x x 6 7 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G# D F# B	medium
x 11 9 7 9 0	– 4 2 1 3 –	x G# B D F# D	hard
x 11 9 11 9 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x G# B F# F# D	medium · barre on fret 9
0 2 0 1 2 4	– 2 – 1 3 4	D B D G# B F#	medium
6 5 4 x 2 x	4 3 2 – 1 –	G# D F# x B x	hard
6 5 4 4 5 4	4 2 1 1 3 1	G# D F# B D F#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 9 x 9 0	2 1 3 – 4 –	G# D B x F# D	hard
6 9 9 7 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	G# F# B D x x	medium
x 11 9 7 9 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x G# B D F# x	hard
x 11 9 11 9 12	– 2 1 3 1 4	x G# B F# F# D	medium · barre on fret 9
0 2 4 1 2 0	– 2 4 1 3 –	D B F# G# B D	medium
6 2 x x 5 4	4 1 – – 3 2	G# B x x D F#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
♭3	3	B
♭5	6	D
♭7	10	F#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 D#m7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See G#m7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.