Gm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G · A# · C# · F

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 1 3 0 4 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	G A# F F C# x	hard
x x 5 5 4 3	– – 3 4 2 1	x x G A# C# F	medium
5 4 8 0 4 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G C# A# F C# x	hard
x x 5 8 8 8	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G C# F A#	medium
x 10 8 8 8 8	– 2 1 1 1 1	x G A# C# F A#	medium · barre on fret 8
5 1 5 0 4 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G A# G F C# x	hard
5 4 3 5 x x	3 2 1 4 – –	G C# F A# x x	medium
5 4 8 0 8 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	G C# A# F F x	hard
5 8 8 8 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	G F A# C# x x	medium
x 10 8 8 8 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x G A# C# F x	medium · barre on fret 8
5 4 3 0 1 x	4 3 2 – 1 –	G C# F F A# x	hard
5 x 3 5 4 3	3 – 1 4 2 1	G x F A# C# F	hard · barre on fret 3
5 8 8 0 4 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G F A# F C# x	hard
5 8 5 8 x 8	1 2 1 3 – 4	G F G C# x A#	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 8 8 8 11	– 2 1 1 1 3	x G A# C# F C#	medium · barre on fret 8
5 4 5 0 1 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	G C# G F A# x	hard

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 – Open Dm 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Dm 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.