Gm7♭5 chord on ukulele

Gm7♭5 is G, B♭, D♭ and F. The easiest shape is 0-1-1-1. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

0-1-1-1 · open · easy

Notes: G · B♭ · D♭ · F
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7
First shape: 0-1-1-1

How to play Gm7♭5 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-1-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: C string, 1st fret (D♭).
Middle finger: E string, 1st fret (F).
Ring finger: A string, 1st fret (B♭).
Let the open G string ring (G).

If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Gm7♭5

6-7-6-8: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
10-10-9-10: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Moving between Gm7♭5 and its neighbours

These are the changes you'll meet most often with Gm7♭5, using the first shape of each chord.

C7 (the iiø7 of a minor key heads to V7): Gm7♭5 (0-1-1-1) to C7 (0-0-0-1): the index finger goes to the A string, 1st fret. G and B♭ carry over from one chord to the other. C7 on ukulele
A♭maj7 (I in A♭ major): Gm7♭5 (0-1-1-1) to A♭maj7 (1-3-3-3): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the A string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. G carries over from one chord to the other. A♭maj7 on ukulele
Cm7 (iii in A♭ major): Gm7♭5 (0-1-1-1) to Cm7 (3-3-3-3): move the index finger to the G string, 3rd fret, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, your ring finger lands on the E string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the A string, 3rd fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. The two chords share G and B♭, which is why the change sounds smooth. Cm7 on ukulele

Gm7♭5 is a half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five). All 4 notes of Gm7♭5 fit on the ukulele's four strings. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Getting Gm7♭5 under your fingers

Before strumming, play 0-1-1-1 note by note: G then D♭ then F then B♭. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 0-1-1-1 and 6-7-6-8, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Gm7♭5 in context

Gm7♭5 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Gm7♭5 on piano or Gm7♭5 on guitar, or compare them on the Gm7♭5 chord page.

Close to Gm7♭5

Other half-diminished chords

Gm7♭5 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Gm7♭5 on ukulele?

G, B♭, D♭ and F. In the 0-1-1-1 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D♭ (C string), F (E string) and B♭ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play Gm7♭5 on ukulele?

0-1-1-1, the first shape on this page. It uses open strings, so there is no barre to press.

Is Gm7♭5 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 0-1-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does Gm7♭5 start on?

In the 0-1-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the root.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Gm7♭5. Updated September 2026.