Am7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)
in Open C (gCGCE) tuning
Am7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:A · C · D# · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 3 2 0 3 | 1 2 1 – 3 | A D# A C G | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 5 x 2 3 3 | 4 – 1 2 3 | C x A D# G | hard | |
| x 3 5 7 5 | – 1 2 4 3 | x D# C G A | hard | |
| 5 9 8 7 5 | 1 4 3 2 1 | C A D# G A | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 9 8 7 8 | – 4 2 1 3 | G A D# G C | medium | |
| 0 9 8 9 8 | – 2 1 3 1 | G A D# A C | easy · barre on fret 8 | |
| 0 9 12 12 11 | – 1 3 4 2 | G A G C D# | medium | |
| 0 0 2 3 3 | – – 1 2 3 | G C A D# G | easy | |
| 2 x 5 3 3 | 1 – 4 2 3 | A x C D# G | hard | |
| x 7 5 3 5 | – 4 2 1 3 | x G C D# A | hard | |
| 8 9 5 7 5 | 3 4 1 2 1 | D# A C G A | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 9 8 7 8 | – 4 2 1 3 | x A D# G C | medium | |
| 0 9 8 0 8 | – 3 1 – 2 | G A D# C C | easy | |
| 12 9 12 0 11 | 3 1 4 – 2 | G A G C D# | medium | |
| 0 3 2 0 3 | – 2 1 – 3 | G D# A C G | easy | |
| 2 3 5 x 3 | 1 2 4 – 3 | A D# C x G | hard |
The Am7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes A, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the Am7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| ♭3 | 3 | C |
| ♭5 | 6 | D# |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
More A chords
Other roots
See Am7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the Am7♭5 chord?
Am7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes A, C, D#, G.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.