G♯m7♭5 8-string bass chord

How to play G♯m7♭5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the D, G, C and F strings.

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

What notes are in G♯m7♭5?

G♯m7♭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 G♯m7♭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 G♯ø7.

Where is G♯m7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: G♯m7♭5 to C♯7 to F♯m. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with G♯m7♭5

G♯m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in A major and the iiø7 chord in F♯ minor.