Guitar chord · Sevenths
A half-diminished 7th chord on guitar
x01013 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Am7♭5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
Am7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in B♭ major. In minor keys: iiø7 in G minor.
- Notes
- ACE♭G
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) E♭
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, middle finger (2) C
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--1---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--0---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Am7♭5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Am7♭5 on guitar
On guitar, Am7♭5 has an open-position shape, x01013, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
