Arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 · Guitar
The G♯m7♭5 arpeggio is G♯ – B – D – F♯ — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. G♯m7♭5 is the iiø chord of a minor ii–V–i; its sound is dark, unstable, leading. Below, every G♯, B, D, F♯ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 4. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from G♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♯ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | B | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | D | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ♭7 | F♯ | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
Goes with: G♯ Locrian (G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯). Voicings: G♯m7♭5 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
G♯ – B – D – F♯. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
G♯m7♭5 is the iiø chord of a minor ii–V–i. Its character is dark, unstable, leading.
G♯ Locrian (G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root G♯ on the low E string at fret 4 and play E-string fret 4, E-string fret 7, A-string fret 5, D-string fret 4, D-string fret 6. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the iiø chord of a minor ii–V–i.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Half-diminished (m7♭5) hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from G♯