Gm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G · A# · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 1 3 1 2	– 3 1 4 1 2	x G A# F G C#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 x 3 4 2	– 2 – 3 4 1	x G x F A# C#	hard
x 3 4 3 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G C# F A# x	easy · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 4 6	1 3 1 2 1 4	C# A# C# G A# F	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 5 7 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x A# F G C# x	medium
x x 10 8 7 6	– – 4 3 2 1	x x G A# C# F	hard
10 x 8 8 7 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	G x F A# C# x	hard
10 9 8 8 11 8	3 2 1 1 4 1	G C# F A# F G	medium · barre on fret 8
10 9 x x 11 11	2 1 – – 3 4	G C# x x F A#	hard
x x 10 11 11 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G C# F A#	medium
x 3 1 3 x 2	– 3 1 4 – 2	x G A# F x C#	hard
x 3 4 3 4 6	– 1 2 1 3 4	x G C# F A# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 4 5 4 6	– 3 1 2 1 4	x A# C# G A# F	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 7 6	– 2 – 1 4 3	x A# x G C# F	hard
10 6 8 x 7 x	4 1 3 – 2 –	G A# F x C# x	hard
x x 8 8 7 8	– – 2 3 1 4	x x F A# C# G	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes G, A#, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Gm7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
♭3	3	A#
♭5	6	C#
♭7	10	F

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See Gm7♭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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 Gm7♭5 chord?

Gm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes G, A#, 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.