G#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

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 2 2 1	– 1 – 3 4 2	x G# D B F# G#	medium
x x 6 5 2 4	– – 4 3 1 2	x x G# D F# B	hard
8 4 4 5 4 4	3 1 1 2 1 1	G# B F# D G# B	hard · barre on fret 4
6 x 6 5 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	F# x G# D B x	hard
x x 6 9 7 7	– – 1 4 2 3	x x G# F# B D	medium
8 7 9 9 7 7	2 1 3 4 1 1	G# D B F# B D	medium · barre on fret 7
8 x 9 9 10 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	G# x B F# D x	hard
x x 9 11 10 11	– – 1 3 2 4	x x B G# D F#	medium
11 11 0 11 10 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	B F# D G# D x	medium
11 11 12 11 x x	1 1 2 1 – –	B F# D G# x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 1 0 2 2 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x G# D B F# x	easy
2 4 4 2 4 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	D B F# B G# x	medium · barre on fret 2
8 4 4 5 4 7	4 1 1 2 1 3	G# B F# D G# D	hard · barre on fret 4
6 7 6 x 7 7	1 2 1 – 3 4	F# D G# x B D	hard · barre on fret 6
8 7 9 9 7 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# D B F# B x	medium · barre on fret 7
8 11 9 x 10 x	1 4 2 – 3 –	G# F# B x D x	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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.