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Am7♭5 Chord on Guitar

Am7♭5 is the A half-diminished (ø) chord — 4 notes (A, C, E♭, G) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: A · C · E♭ · GFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

Am7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • Am7♭5 – open position×R♭5♭7♭3♭7open position
  • Am7♭5 – fret 55R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 5
  • Am7♭5 – fret 77××R♭5♭7♭3fret 7
  • Am7♭5 – fret 1010×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 10
  • Am7♭5 – fret 1212×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 12

Am7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭510♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭55×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭5××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭7♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭78×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭7××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • Am7♭5 – bass: R5R♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • Am7♭5 – bass: R12×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • Am7♭5 – bass: R7××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭37♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭3×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭310××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

Am7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭37♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭3×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭510♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭55×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭7♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • Am7♭5 – bass: ♭78×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • Am7♭5 – bass: RR×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • Am7♭5 – bass: R11×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

Am7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • Am7♭5 – R-3-7R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • Am7♭5 – R-3-710×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • Am7♭5 – R-7-3R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • Am7♭5 – R-7-312×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain Am7♭5

Scales to play over Am7♭5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain A, C, E♭, G.

Other A chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

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Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the Am7♭5 chord?
Am7♭5 (A half-diminished (ø)) contains A, C, E♭, G — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play Am7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is x01013 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with Am7♭5?
Good choices to solo over Am7♭5: A Locrian, A Locrian ♮2, A Blues.
What key is Am7♭5 in?
Am7♭5 is diatonic in B♭ major (viiø7), G minor (iiø7).