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G#m7b5 on guitar

G#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled G#, B, D and F#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 45440x, which sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 4, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteG#BDF#
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, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 4, fret 4, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 4.2
45440xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 4, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
G# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 3, open, fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
220102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
G# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 4, open, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.3142
420402sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
G# half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1234
xx6777sits at fret 6, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
G# half-diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 11 with finger 3, open, fret 10 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr231
x11011010sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
G# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
xx4434sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
G# half-diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 4, open, fret 10 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr3142
x11911010sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
G# half-diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 1, open, fret 11 with finger 2, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr12
x110110xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
G# half-diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 7. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 1 to 6.7fr234
799797sits at fret 7 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 7
G# half-diminished, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, open, fret 13 with finger 1, open, fret 14 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr2314
1414013014sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
G# half-diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 3, open, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr3214
x140131214sits at fret 12, 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, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x20102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys G#m7b5 belongs to

G#m7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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