G#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

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 0 0 4	– 1 – – – 2	x G# D F# B F#	medium
x 4 4 2 3 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x B F# G# D x	medium
x x 6 5 3 4	– – 4 3 1 2	x x G# B D F#	medium
6 4 0 0 0 0	2 1 – – – –	G# B D F# B D	medium
6 7 0 5 7 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	G# D D B F# D	medium
6 7 6 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	G# D G# F# B D	easy · barre on fret 6
0 7 9 0 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	D D B F# G# B	medium
0 11 0 8 9 9	– 4 – 1 2 3	D F# D D G# B	medium
9 11 9 12 9 12	1 2 1 3 1 4	B F# B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 9
x 1 4 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	x G# F# F# B D	medium
x 4 x 2 3 4	– 3 – 1 2 4	x B x G# D F#	hard
6 x 4 5 3 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	G# x F# B D x	hard
6 4 0 0 0 4	3 1 – – – 2	G# B D F# B F#	medium
6 7 0 5 7 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	G# D D B F# x	medium
6 7 6 0 0 x	1 2 1 – – –	G# D G# F# B x	easy · barre on fret 6
9 7 0 0 9 9	2 1 – – 3 4	B D D F# G# B	medium

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 – Wahine (G) 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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-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.