Am7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:A · C · D# · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 0 2 3 3	– – – 1 2 3	x A C A D# G	easy
2 3 3 2 3 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	G C D# A D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 3 5 3 3	2 1 1 3 1 1	A C D# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 0 0 0 5	1 3 – – – 2	A D# C G C A	medium
7 0 0 8 7 5	2 – – 4 3 1	C A C D# G A	medium
7 6 0 0 9 8	2 1 – – 4 3	C D# C G A C	medium
x 0 7 8 7 8	– – 1 2 1 3	x A G D# G C	easy · barre on fret 7
10 0 9 0 9 8	4 – 2 – 3 1	D# A A G A C	medium
10 0 0 0 9 x	2 – – – 1 –	D# A C G A x	easy
10 0 0 12 12 11	1 – – 3 4 2	D# A C G C D#	medium
x 0 12 12 12 11	– – 2 3 4 1	x A C G C D#	medium
x 0 3 2 0 3	– – 2 1 – 3	x A D# A C G	easy
2 3 3 2 x x	1 2 3 1 – –	G C D# A x x	easy · barre on fret 2
4 6 3 5 3 3	2 4 1 3 1 1	A D# D# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 0 0 0 x	1 2 – – – –	A D# C G C x	medium
7 0 7 8 0 5	2 – 3 4 – 1	C A G D# C 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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.