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Dominant family

G dominant seventh flat five chord

G7♭5

G dominant seventh flat five

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • ♭5
  • ♭7

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 3

Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 3.

EADGBe34567Barre at fret 3GD♭FBFG

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. G1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. B3
  6. 4
  7. D♭♭5
  8. 5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. F♭7
  12. 7
  • G Root
  • B Major 3rd
  • D♭ Diminished 5th
  • F Minor 7th

About this chord

What is a G dominant seventh flat five chord?

G7♭5 is built from 4 notes: G (the root), B (the 3), D♭ (the ♭5), F (the ♭7). A dominant with a lowered fifth: two tritones, the French-sixth sound.

Notes
G · B · D♭ · F
Formula
1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
Also written
G7(♭5)
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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