Electric guitar · Half-diminished chord

G#m7b5 Half-diminished

Key: A Major
Easy

G#m7b5 is the G# half-diminished chord on electric guitar, made of the notes G# · B · D · F#.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

G#
B
D
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 A Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	A	Tonic
ii	Bm	Subdominant
iii	C#m	Tonic relative
IV	D	Subdominant
V	E	Dominant
vi	F#m	Tonic relative
vii°	G#dim	Dominant

How to play

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