Gm7♭5
Half-dim · G – B♭ – D♭ – F
- GR
- B♭m3
- D♭♭5
- F♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Gm7♭5 chord
The Gm7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — G is the root, B♭ the minor third, D♭ the diminished fifth and F the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, Gm7♭5 chords are most often played in open position: 313021. Let the open G string ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Gm7♭5 chord?
- The Gm7♭5 chord contains the notes G, B♭, D♭ and F.
- How do you play Gm7♭5 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 313021. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Gm7♭5 chord?
- The Gm7♭5 chord is built from the root (G), a minor third (B♭), a diminished fifth (D♭) and a minor seventh (F).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Gm7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.