Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

G7♭5G Dominant 7th Flat 5th

DRoot
F♯tone
G♯tone
Ctone

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

How to play it

G7♭5 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), 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 — 6th position (7 6 6 9) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 18th position (19 18 18 21) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
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 — 6th position (7 6 6 9) in Plectrum (CGBD)
G Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 18th position (19 18 18 21) in Plectrum (CGBD)
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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