Am7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:A · C · D# · G

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 1 1 1 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x A D# G C x	easy · barre on fret 1
5 3 5 3 4 3	3 1 4 1 2 1	A C G A D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 0 5 6 4 5	– – 2 4 1 3	x A G C D# A	medium
5 6 5 6 x x	1 2 1 3 – –	A D# G C x x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 6 7 6 8 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	x D# A C G C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 0 7 9 8 8	– – 1 4 2 3	x A A D# G C	medium
x 0 10 9 8 8	– – 4 3 1 2	x A C D# G C	medium
x 10 10 9 10 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G C D# A x	medium
x 10 10 x 10 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x G C x A D#	hard
x 0 1 1 1 3	– – 1 1 1 2	x A D# G C G	medium · barre on fret 1
5 3 5 3 4 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	A C G A D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 6 4 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	A A G C D# x	medium
5 6 5 6 8 5	1 2 1 3 4 1	A D# G C G A	medium · barre on fret 5
8 6 7 6 8 x	3 1 2 1 4 –	C D# A C G x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 0 7 9 8 x	2 – 1 4 3 –	C A A D# G x	medium
8 0 10 9 8 x	1 – 4 3 2 –	C A C D# G x	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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.