Am7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:A · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 1 3 1 2	– 3 1 4 1 2	x A C G A D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 x 3 4 2	– 2 – 3 4 1	x A x G C D#	hard
x 3 4 3 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x A D# G C x	easy · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 4 6	1 3 1 2 1 4	D# C D# A C G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 5 7 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x C G A D# x	medium
x x 10 8 7 6	– – 4 3 2 1	x x A C D# G	hard
10 x 8 8 7 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	A x G C D# x	hard
10 9 8 8 11 8	3 2 1 1 4 1	A D# G C G A	medium · barre on fret 8
10 9 x x 11 11	2 1 – – 3 4	A D# x x G C	hard
x x 10 11 11 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A D# G C	medium
x 3 1 3 x 2	– 3 1 4 – 2	x A C G x D#	hard
x 3 4 3 4 6	– 1 2 1 3 4	x A D# G C G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 4 5 4 6	– 3 1 2 1 4	x C D# A C G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 7 6	– 2 – 1 4 3	x C x A D# G	hard
10 6 8 x 7 x	4 1 3 – 2 –	A C G x D# x	hard
x x 8 8 7 8	– – 2 3 1 4	x x G C D# A	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Am7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes A, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 D#m7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See Am7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.