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Gmaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–2–2

How to play the Gmaj7b5 chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · ring finger

Other names for the Gmaj7b5 chord

Other names: G major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: G major 7th flat 5 chord

Notes and intervals in the Gmaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Major 3rd
Db Diminished 5th
F# Major 7th

All variations

Open
0–1–2–2
Fret 3
4–6–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–7–9
Fret 9
12–11–9–9

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys