G♯m7♭5♭9 8-string bass chord

How to play G♯m7♭5♭9 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 middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the C string at the 2nd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the B and F strings.

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

What notes are in G♯m7♭5♭9?

G♯m7♭5♭9, G♯ half-diminished seventh flat nine, is G♯, B, D, F♯ and A: the root (G♯), the minor third (B), the diminished fifth (D), the minor seventh (F♯) and the flat ninth (A). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9.