G7♭5 chord on Octave Mandolin

in Standard (GDAE) (G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E) tuning

○○3112233GGFFC#C#BB
G7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:G · B · C# · F
hardfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBFC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 3 3 4 4 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 3 3G G F F C# C# B Bhard
6 6 3 3 2 2 3 34 4 2 2 1 1 3 3C# C# F F B B G Ghard
4 4 3 3 4 4 3 32 2 1 1 3 3 1 1B B F F C# C# G Geasy · barre on fret 3
6 6 5 5 8 8 7 72 2 1 1 4 4 3 3C# C# G G F F B Bmedium
0 0 11 11 8 8 7 7– – 3 3 2 2 1 1G G C# C# F F B Bhard
0 0 9 9 8 8 9 9– – 2 2 1 1 3 3G G B B F F C# C#easy
10 10 9 9 10 10 9 92 2 1 1 3 3 1 1F F B B G G C# C#easy · barre on fret 9
4 4 5 5 4 4 1 12 2 4 4 3 3 1 1B B G G C# C# F Fhard
10 10 11 11 10 10 7 72 2 4 4 3 3 1 1F F C# C# G G B Bhard
12 12 9 9 8 8 9 94 4 2 2 1 1 3 3G G B B F F C# C#hard

The G7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes G, B, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for Octave Mandolin 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 G7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
34B
♭56C#
♭710F

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Other roots

What notes make up the G7♭5 chord?

G7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes G, B, 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.