How to play Am7b5
A half-diminished seventh — A diminished triad with a flattened seventh. The ii chord of a minor key, and where most minor jazz turnarounds begin.
Notes in Am7b5
- Aroot
- Cminor 3rd
- D#diminished 5th
- Gminor 7th
Am7b5 on guitar
Am7b5 on ukulele
Am7b5 on piano
Tune up before you play it
A half-diminished seventh chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.