Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

G7♭5G Dominant 7th Flat 5th

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Formula 5 · 7 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes D · F♯ · G♯ · C

How to play it

G7♭5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (3 3 2 1 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (3 3 2 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (x 11 12 13 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (15 15 14 13 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (15 15 14 13 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (15 15 14 13 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 x 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 15 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

G7♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (3 3 2 1 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (3 3 2 1 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (x 11 12 13 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (15 15 14 13 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (15 15 14 13 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (15 15 14 13 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 x 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 15 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How G7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgybluesyhazy
Genres
jazzblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · ♭2 · 4
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