This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
Gm7♭5 Guitar Chord
A half-diminished seventh chord with a dark, restless quality. Gm7♭5 appears naturally in minor keys and is essential for jazz ii-V-i progressions.
Also known as
- Gø
- G ø
- Gø7
- G ø7
- Gm7b5
- G m7♭5
- G m7b5
- Ghalf-dim
- G half-dim
- Ghalf-dim7
- G half-dim7
- G half-diminished 7th
- G half-diminished seventh
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
G half-diminished serves as the ii chord in F minor. The voicing at the 3rd fret is compact. Jazz players will encounter this chord frequently in standards written in F minor or Db major. Practice it within the ii-V-i context for best results.