Am7b5 Guitar Chords Explained | A Minor Seventh Flat five

A m7b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals composing the Am7b5 chord are Root, Minor Third, diminished Fifth, and Minor Seventh

This chord is also spelled in the following ways:

  • A Minor Seventh Flat Five
  • A Half-diminished Seventh
  • A Half-diminished 7
  • A Ø7
  • A M7-5
  • A Min7-5
  • Am7b5

This chord is composed of the notes A, C, Eb, and G

Notes in the A m7b5 chord:

ACEbG

How the Minor Seventh Flat five chord is built:

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b2
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b3
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b5
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#5
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b7
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How To Play The A Minor Seventh Flat five chord on guitar

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Position 1
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A m7b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m7b5 | D m7b5 | E m7b5 | F m7b5 | G m7b5 | A m7b5 | B m7b5 | C#m7b5 | D#m7b5 | F#m7b5 | G#m7b5 | A#m7b5

Fretboard map of A m7b5 chord tones

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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