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G♯m7♭5 (also written A♭m7♭5) is a half-diminished chord made of 4 notes: G♯, B, D, F♯. It sounds dark and searching, and you hear it in the ii chord of a minor key, as in a minor ii–V–i. It is the vii° chord of A major and turns up in 1 other key.
The library above opens on G♯m7♭5 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from G♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| G♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| B | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| D | ♭5 | diminished fifth | 6 |
| F♯ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7. With the other spelling, A♭m7♭5 is A♭, C♭, E𝄫, G♭: the same sounds under different names.
4204024544xxxx6777x(11)(12)(11)(12)xx(11)0(11)0(10)454474The fret 10 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (xx6777): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
G♯m7♭5 belongs to 2 keys: vii° in A major, ii° in F♯ minor. In A major, try I–V–vi–IV: A – E – F♯m – D.
G♯, B, D, F♯: the root, minor third, flat fifth, minor seventh.
Fret 10: x(11)0(11)0(10) (low string first), rated Beginner.
G♯m7♭5 has D where G♯m7 has D♯. G♯m7♭5 sounds dark and searching; G♯m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.