Am7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:A · C · D# · G

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 0 2 6 2	– 2 – 1 3 1	x A C G D# G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 2 3 2	– 4 2 1 3 1	x A D# G C G	medium · barre on fret 2
3 4 7 4 3 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	D# A G A C x	hard · barre on fret 3
x 4 7 4 6 7	– 1 3 1 2 4	x A G A D# C	medium · barre on fret 4
9 x 7 7 6 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	A x G C D# x	hard
9 7 7 7 10 10	2 1 1 1 3 4	A C G C G D#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 10 0 10 10 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	A D# C D# G x	medium
0 2 3 2 0 x	– 1 2 1 – –	C G D# G A x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 2 3 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x A D# G C x	medium
3 4 7 7 3 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	D# A G C C x	hard · barre on fret 3
x 4 7 7 6 4	– 1 3 4 2 1	x A G C D# A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 7 7 x 6 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	A C G x D# x	hard
9 7 7 10 10 7	2 1 1 3 4 1	A C G D# G C	medium · barre on fret 7
9 x 0 10 10 10	1 – – 2 3 4	A x C D# G D#	hard
0 2 3 2 0 2	– 1 4 2 – 3	C G D# G A G	medium
x 4 3 x 3 2	– 4 2 – 3 1	x A D# x C G	hard

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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.