Gm7♭5 7-string bass chord

How to play Gm7♭5 on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the B, C and F strings.

From the B string x 3 4 3 3 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Gm7♭5?

Gm7♭5, G half-diminished seventh, is G, B♭, D♭ and F: the root (G), the minor third (B♭), the diminished fifth (D♭) and the minor seventh (F). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does Gm7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: G, B♭, D♭ and F. It is also called half-diminished, written Gø7.

Where is Gm7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Gm7♭5 to C7 to Fm. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Gm7♭5

Gm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in A♭ major and the iiø7 chord in F minor.