G#m7♭5
G#m7♭5
G# M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G#
RootB
Minor 3rdD
Diminished 5thF#
Minor 7thInterval Details
G#
Root
B
Minor 3rd
D
Diminished 5th
F#
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
G# - B - D - F#
Bass: G#Inversion 1
B - D - F# - G#
Bass: BInversion 2
D - F# - G# - B
Bass: DInversion 3
F# - G# - B - D
Bass: F#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the G#m7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from G#m7♭5
G#7#9#11
G#13#9#11
G#7#9#11b13
G#m9b5
Simplified
G#dim
Alternate Symbols
G#m7b5
G#ø
G#-7b5
G#h7
G#h
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4