G♯m7♭5 banjo chord

How to play G♯m7♭5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 4th fret. Let the low D and B strings ring open. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 0 1 0 4 (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.