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Gm7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar
Gm7♭5 drop 2 voices G, B♭, D♭, F with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-2 half-diminished recipe: b5-1-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | G | B♭ | D♭ | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Gm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3
Root position: G D♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip 3-4-3-3-x-x · frets 3–41st inversion: B♭ F G D♭ from the bass
Grip 6-8-5-6-x-x · frets 5–82nd inversion: D♭ G B♭ F from the bass
Grip 9-10-8-10-x-x · frets 8–10Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D♭ G B♭ F from the bass
Grip 9-10-8-10-x-x · frets 8–103rd inversion: F B♭ D♭ G from the bass
Grip 13-13-11-12-x-x · frets 11–13Gm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2
Root position: G D♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-11-10-11-x · frets 10–111st inversion: B♭ F G D♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-15-12-14-x · frets 12–152nd inversion: D♭ G B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-4-5-3-6-x · frets 3–6Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D♭ G B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-4-5-3-6-x · frets 3–63rd inversion: F B♭ D♭ G from the bass
Grip x-8-8-6-8-x · frets 6–8Gm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1
Root position: G D♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-5-6-6-6 · frets 5–61st inversion: B♭ F G D♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-8-10-8-9 · frets 8–102nd inversion: D♭ G B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-x-11-12-11-13 · frets 11–13Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D♭ G B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-x-11-12-11-13 · frets 11–133rd inversion: F B♭ D♭ G from the bass
Grip x-x-3-3-2-3 · frets 2–3More Gm7♭5
Scales with Gm7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- A♭ major on 7
- F minor on 2
- B♭ Dorian on 6
- C Phrygian on 5
- D♭ Lydian on ♯4
- E♭ Mixolydian on 3
- G Locrian on 1
- F harmonic minor on 2
- A♭ melodic minor on 7
- B♭ melodic minor on 6
- G blues on 1
- E♭ bebop dominant on 3
- A♭ bebop dominant on 7
- G altered on 1
- A altered on ♭7
- D♭ Lydian dominant on ♯4
- E♭ Lydian dominant on 3
- C Phrygian dominant on 5
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half on 4
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole on ♭3
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in F minor (Gm7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 2 m7b5 in every key
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