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Drop D tuning

Gm7b5 on guitar

Gm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled G, Bb, Db and F. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is xx5666, which sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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NoteGBbDbF
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

G half-diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1234
xx5666sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
G half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3, fret 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 3 to 4.32
5433xxsits at fret 3, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 3 and mutes 2 strings
G half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1324
x13023sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
G half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
xx3323sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
G half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, open, fret 6, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 5 to 6.6fr
xxx066sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 6, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
G half-diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1234
x45066sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
G half-diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 8, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8, fret 9 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 5.8fr342
x1081089sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
G half-diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10, fret 11 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 2 to 4.10fr23
x10111011xsits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and mutes 2 strings
G half-diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 5.11fr324
111311121113sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 11
G half-diminished, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 3, open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr1324
x131501415sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
G half-diminished, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr2314
xx15151415sits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
G half-diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2413
x13151214xsits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings

Keys Gm7b5 belongs to

Gm7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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