G#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G# · B · D · F#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 2 1 2 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G# D F# B D	easy · barre on fret 1
2 4 2 3 2 4	1 3 1 2 1 4	D B D G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 3 5 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x B F# G# D x	medium
x x 8 6 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x x G# B D F#	hard
8 x 6 6 5 0	4 – 2 3 1 –	G# x F# B D D	hard
8 7 6 6 9 6	3 2 1 1 4 1	G# D F# B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 7 x x 9 9	2 1 – – 3 4	G# D x x F# B	hard
x x 8 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G# D F# B	medium
x 11 11 9 11 9	– 2 3 1 4 1	x F# B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 11 0	1 2 3 – 4 –	B F# B x G# D	hard
x 1 2 1 2 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G# D F# B x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 4 2 3 2 4	– 3 1 2 1 4	x B D G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 3 5 4	– 2 – 1 4 3	x B x G# D F#	hard
8 4 6 x 5 0	4 1 3 – 2 –	G# B F# x D D	hard
8 x 6 6 5 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	G# x F# B D x	hard
8 7 6 6 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	G# D F# B x x	medium

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 – Drop 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#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 Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D 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.