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

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

○41231G#BF#BDF#
G#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D · F#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 2 3 3 24 – 1 2 3 1G# B F# B D F#medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 3 2– – 4 2 3 1x x G# B D F#medium
4 3 4 3 7 x2 1 3 1 4 –G# D G# B F# xhard · barre on fret 3
4 7 4 6 0 71 3 1 2 – 4G# F# G# D B Bmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 7 x– 4 2 1 3 –x G# B D F# xmedium
x 9 7 10 7 10– 2 1 3 1 4x G# B F# F# Dmedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 10 0 10– 1 2 3 – 4x G# D F# B Dmedium
4 0 2 0 3 24 – 1 – 3 2G# B F# G# D F#medium
4 3 2 3 x x4 2 1 3 – –G# D F# B x xmedium
4 3 7 3 7 x2 1 3 1 4 –G# D B B F# xhard · barre on fret 3
4 7 4 6 0 x1 3 1 2 – –G# F# G# D B xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 6 7 7– 4 – 1 2 3x G# x D F# Bhard
x 9 7 0 7 10– 3 1 – 2 4x G# B G# F# Dmedium
x 9 10 10 0 x– 1 2 3 – –x G# D F# B xeasy
4 0 2 0 3 43 – 1 – 2 4G# B F# G# D G#medium
4 x 2 3 3 24 – 1 2 3 1G# x F# B D F#hard · barre on fret 2

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 E 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
♭33B
♭56D
♭710F#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#m7♭5 in another tuning

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.