Am7♭5
Half-dim · A – C – E♭ – G
- AR
- Cm3
- E♭♭5
- G♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Am7♭5 chord
The Am7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — A is the root, C the minor third, E♭ 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, Am7♭5 chords sit higher up the neck: 535243, around the 2nd fret. All six strings sound. 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 Am7♭5 chord?
- The Am7♭5 chord contains the notes A, C, E♭ and G.
- How do you play Am7♭5 on guitar?
- A common shape is 535243. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Am7♭5 chord?
- The Am7♭5 chord is built from the root (A), a minor third (C), a diminished fifth (E♭) and a minor seventh (G).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Am7♭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.