Am7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

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 2 1 1 1 1	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A D# G C D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 6 4 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x A G C D# x	hard
x 5 5 3 4 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x C G A D# x	medium
x x 7 6 4 5	– – 4 3 1 2	x x A C D# G	medium
7 5 5 9 8 5	2 1 1 4 3 1	A C G D# G G	hard · barre on fret 5
7 8 x 6 8 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	A D# x C G x	hard
x x 7 9 8 10	– – 1 3 2 4	x x A D# G C	medium
x 0 10 9 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x G C D# A C	medium
x 2 1 1 1 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x A D# G C x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 6 4 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x A x C D# G	hard
x 5 x 3 4 5	– 3 – 1 2 4	x C x A D# G	hard
7 x 5 6 4 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	A x G C D# x	hard
7 8 5 6 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	A D# G C x x	medium
x 8 7 6 8 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x D# A C G x	medium
7 8 7 x 8 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	A D# A x G C	hard · barre on fret 7
10 0 10 9 10 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	C G C D# A 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 – Wahine (G) 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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-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.