Ukulele chord · Sevenths
G♭ half-diminished 7th chord on ukulele
2423 · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♭m7♭5 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
G♭m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in G major. In minor keys: iiø7 in E minor.
- Notes
- G♭B𝄫D𝄫F♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · 2nd fret
- 4th string (G): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B𝄫
- 3rd string (C): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) F♭
- 2nd string (E): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) G♭
- 1st string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D𝄫
Tablature
A|--3---| E|--2---| C|--4---| G|--2---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♭m7♭5 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♭m7♭5 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual G♭m7♭5 shape is 2423, using four fingers.
Notice the B𝄫 in G♭m7♭5 (G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫 F♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D–F), so the minor 3rd has to be written B𝄫 rather than A — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
