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

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G# · B · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – G 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.