How do you play the G# b5 chord?

To play the G# b5 chord on piano, press the following keys simultaneously: G# (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and D (Diminished fifth). Find these notes on the piano keyboard and press them all at the same time to sound the G# b5 chord.

What notes are in the G# b5 chord?

The G# b5 chord consists of 3 notes: G#, C and D. These notes together form the G# b5 chord.

What intervals make up the G# b5 chord?

The G# b5 chord contains the following intervals from its root note (G#): G# (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and D (Diminished fifth).

G# b5

The G# b5 chord consists of the G# (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and D (Diminished fifth) notes.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G# b5 chord

How to play the G# b5 chord

Find G# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major third) — 4 semitones above G#
Add D (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above G#
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the G# b5 chord

Related chords with different root

D 7(b5)(sus)

Related slash chords

D 7(no3)/G#