Gbm7♭5
Gbm7♭5
Gb M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Gb
RootA
Minor 3rdC
Diminished 5thE
Minor 7thInterval Details
Gb
Root
A
Minor 3rd
C
Diminished 5th
E
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
Gb - A - C - E
Bass: GbInversion 1
A - C - E - Gb
Bass: AInversion 2
C - E - Gb - A
Bass: CInversion 3
E - Gb - A - C
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Gbm7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Gbm7♭5
Gb7#9#11
Gb13#9#11
Gb7#9#11b13
Gbm9b5
Simplified
Gbdim
Alternate Symbols
Gbm7b5
Gbø
Gb-7b5
Gbh7
Gbh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Gbm7♭5
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Gbm7♭5