G 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (G7♭5)

G 7th flat 5 is played in open position as 3 2 3 0 2 ×: ring finger on the low E string at fret 3, index finger on the A string at fret 2, pinky finger on the D string at fret 3 and middle finger on the B string at fret 2. The G string rings open. The high e string stays muted.

Tip — The open voicing requires fretting the low E, A, D, and B strings while keeping the G string open and the high E muted.

G 7th flat 5 is played at the 2nd fret as 3 2 3 4 2 ×: barre your index finger across fret 2, middle finger on the low E string at fret 3, ring finger on the D string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 4. The high e string stays muted.

G 7th flat 5 is played at the 3rd fret as 3 4 3 4 × ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 3, ring finger on the A string at fret 4, middle finger on the D string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 4. The B and high e strings stay muted.

G 7th flat 5 is played at the 5th fret as × × 5 6 6 7: index finger on the D string at fret 5, middle finger on the G string at fret 6, ring finger on the B string at fret 6 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 7. The low E and A strings stay muted.

G 7th flat 5 is played at the 10th fret as × 10 11 10 12 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 10, ring finger on the D string at fret 11, middle finger on the G string at fret 10 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 12. The low E and high e strings stay muted.