Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

G♯M7♭5G♯ Major 7th Flat 5th

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G♯tone

A♯tone

D♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 2 · 5 · Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · D♯

How to play it

G♯M7♭5 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), 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♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

G♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

G♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 17th position (18 17 17 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

G♯M7♭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♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 0) in Drop D (DADG)

G♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 5 5) in Drop D (DADG)

G♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 17th position (18 17 17 17) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How G♯M7♭5 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

etherealfloating

Genres

jazzfusion

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 2 · 5

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