G#m7♭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

G#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G# · B · D · F#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m7♭5 shapes as text

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