G♯m9♭5 8-string bass chord

How to play G♯m9♭5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the F♯ to the A at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 2 3 2 2 0 3 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♯m9♭5?

G♯m9♭5, G♯ half-diminished ninth, is G♯, B, D, F♯ and A♯: the root (G♯), the minor third (B), the diminished fifth (D), the minor seventh (F♯) and the ninth (A♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.