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), 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).
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.
Sound
How G7♭5 sounds
Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
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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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