What notes are in a G7b5 chord?

G7b5 is G, B, Db, F: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7 of G.

How do you play G7b5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 3 4 3 4 x x; 5th String Root: x 10 11 10 12 x; 4th String Root: x x 5 6 6 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with G7b5?

Scales on G that contain every note of G7b5: G Lydian Dominant, G Altered, G Whole Tone, G Half-Whole Diminished, G Oriental, G Lydian #2 #6.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b5

G7b5 chord (G Dominant 7b5)

Dominant 7th with a lowered 5th: the 3rd and ♭7 form a tritone, with the ♭5 adding extra bite.

Notes GBDbF

Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7

Shapes 3 on this page

G7b5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, G.

6th String Root 3 4 3 4 x x

5th String Root x 10 11 10 12 x

4th String Root x x 5 6 6 7

Interactive chord diagram

G7b5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over G7b5

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when G7b5 is the chord of the moment.

G Lydian Dominant G Altered G Whole Tone G Half-Whole Diminished G Oriental G Lydian #2 #6 G Leading Whole Tone G Major Locrian G Lydian Dominant b6 G Hungarian Major G Enigmatic G Prometheus G Tritone

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Questions

What notes are in a G7b5 chord?: G7b5 is G, B, Db, F: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7 of G.
How do you play G7b5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 3 4 3 4 x x; 5th String Root: x 10 11 10 12 x; 4th String Root: x x 5 6 6 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with G7b5?: Scales on G that contain every note of G7b5: G Lydian Dominant, G Altered, G Whole Tone, G Half-Whole Diminished, G Oriental, G Lydian #2 #6.

Dominant 7b5 chords in every key

C7b5 C#7b5 D7b5 Eb7b5 E7b5 F7b5 F#7b5 G7b5 Ab7b5 A7b5 Bb7b5 B7b5