A♭m7♭5
Half-dim · A♭ – C♭ – D – G♭
- A♭R
- C♭m3
- D♭5
- G♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭m7♭5 chord
The A♭m7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C♭ the minor third, D the diminished fifth and G♭ the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, A♭m7♭5 chords are most often played in open position: 420102. Let the open D and B strings ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭m7♭5 chord?
- The A♭m7♭5 chord contains the notes A♭, C♭, D and G♭.
- How do you play A♭m7♭5 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 420102. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭m7♭5 chord?
- The A♭m7♭5 chord is built from the root (A♭), a minor third (C♭), a diminished fifth (D) and a minor seventh (G♭).
- Is A♭m7♭5 the same as G♯m7♭5?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭m7♭5 and G♯m7♭5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭m7♭5.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭m7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.