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Am7b5
A half-diminished (m7b5)
Notes: A · C · Eb · G
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Common shapes (3)
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Other shapes (33)
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About Am7b5
The Am7b5 chord is made up of A (root), C (minor third), Eb (diminished fifth) and G (minor seventh). Its interval formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – b7. It is the chord on the seventh degree of the major scale (viiø7) and the usual chord on the second degree of minor progressions in jazz (iiø7, V7, i).
Am7b5 has 3 common voicings, based on the A, E and D shapes of the CAGED system. The viewer also shows 33 more voicings, from easiest to hardest.