Gm7♭5
Gm7♭5
G M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G
RootBb
Minor 3rdDb
Diminished 5thF
Minor 7thInterval Details
G
Root
Bb
Minor 3rd
Db
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 - Bb - Db - F
Bass: GInversion 1
Bb - Db - F - G
Bass: BbInversion 2
Db - F - G - Bb
Bass: DbInversion 3
F - G - Bb - Db
Bass: FCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Gm7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Gm7♭5
G7#9#11
G13#9#11
G7#9#11b13
Gm9b5
Simplified
Gdim
Alternate Symbols
Gm7b5
Gø
G-7b5
Gh7
Gh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4