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G Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) Scale — Bass

G Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) on bass: notes G, Bb, Db, F — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor triad with a flattened 5th plus a minor 7th — the classic ii chord tone in minor-key jazz.

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Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.

  • E string: fret 1 F (flat 7), fret 3 G (root), fret 6 Bb (flat 3), fret 9 Db (flat 5), fret 13 F (flat 7), fret 15 G (root), fret 18 Bb (flat 3), fret 21 Db (flat 5).
  • A string: fret 1 Bb (flat 3), fret 4 Db (flat 5), fret 8 F (flat 7), fret 10 G (root), fret 13 Bb (flat 3), fret 16 Db (flat 5), fret 20 F (flat 7), fret 22 G (root).
  • D string: fret 3 F (flat 7), fret 5 G (root), fret 8 Bb (flat 3), fret 11 Db (flat 5), fret 15 F (flat 7), fret 17 G (root), fret 20 Bb (flat 3), fret 23 Db (flat 5).
  • G string: fret 0 G (root), fret 3 Bb (flat 3), fret 6 Db (flat 5), fret 10 F (flat 7), fret 12 G (root), fret 15 Bb (flat 3), fret 18 Db (flat 5), fret 22 F (flat 7), fret 24 G (root).

Notes in the G min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale

The G min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale contains 4 notes: G, Bb, Db, F. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5 · b7.

G Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) — scale degrees and notes
DegreeNote
RG
b3Bb
b5Db
b7F

G min7♭5 (half-diminished) on bass

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