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Gm7b5 Guitar Chord

A key chord of minor jazz. Occurs naturally as the ii chord in minor keys (in ii–V–i progressions). Less tense than the fully diminished seventh chord.

Guitar

Strings 3–X–X–3–2–1

How to play the Gm7b5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–X–X–3–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · ring finger
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Muted
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Gm7b5 chord

Other names: G minor 7th flat 5, G half-diminished, Gø7, Gm7♭5

Music theory name: half-diminished seventh chord

Common name: G half-diminished chord

Notes and intervals in the Gm7b5 chord

Note Interval
G Root
Bb Minor 3rd
Db Diminished 5th
F Minor 7th

All variations

Open
3–X–X–3–2–1
Open
3–X–3–3–2–X
Fret 5
X–X–5–6–6–6
Fret 10
X–10–11–10–11–X

Songs using Gm7b5