Electric guitar · Half-diminished chord

Gm7b5 Half-diminished

Key: G# Major
Easy

Gm7b5 is the G half-diminished chord on electric guitar, made of the notes G · A# · C# · F.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

G
A#
C#
F

Structure

1
♭3
♭5
♭7

Sound: Half-diminished (m7♭5); Dark, jazzy
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of G# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	G#	Tonic
ii	A#m	Subdominant
iii	Cm	Tonic relative
IV	C#	Subdominant
V	D#	Dominant
vi	Fm	Tonic relative
vii°	Gdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 2.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 6.
4Place your pinky on fret 3 of string 3.
5Don't play strings 5, 4.
6Strum all the strings.