How to play Gm7b5

G half-diminished seventhA diminished triad with a flattened seventh. The ii chord of a minor key, and where most minor jazz turnarounds begin.

Notes in Gm7b5

  • Groot
  • A#minor 3rd
  • C#diminished 5th
  • Fminor 7th

Gm7b5 on guitar

Intermediate · open
Intermediate · open
Intermediate
Intermediate · open

Gm7b5 on ukulele

Easy · barre
4fr
Intermediate · open
8fr
Intermediate · open
6fr
Intermediate · barre

Gm7b5 on piano

Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy

Tune up before you play it

A half-diminished seventh chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.

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