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

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:G# · B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 2 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	x G# B D F# B	medium
x 4 2 4 2 3	– 3 1 4 1 2	x G# B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 5 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x G# x F# B D	hard
x 4 5 4 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x G# D F# F# B	easy · barre on fret 4
9 7 5 0 0 7	4 2 1 – – 3	G# B D D F# F#	hard
9 10 9 6 0 0	2 4 3 1 – –	G# D F# G# F# B	hard
9 7 9 0 0 7	3 1 4 – – 2	G# B F# D F# F#	medium
9 10 9 0 8 0	2 4 3 – 1 –	G# D F# D D B	medium
9 10 9 9 0 0	1 2 1 1 – –	G# D F# B F# B	easy · barre on fret 9
0 10 11 0 12 12	– 1 2 – 3 4	B D G# D F# B	medium
x x 11 12 12 12	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G# D F# B	medium
x 4 2 0 0 3	– 3 1 – – 2	x G# B D F# D	medium
x 4 2 4 x 3	– 3 1 4 – 2	x G# B F# x D	hard
3 4 x 4 5 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D G# x F# B x	hard
x 4 5 4 5 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G# D F# B B	easy · barre on fret 4
9 7 5 0 0 9	3 2 1 – – 4	G# B D D F# G#	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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.