Abm7♭5
Abm7♭5
Ab M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Ab
RootB
Minor 3rdD
Diminished 5thGb
Minor 7thInterval Details
Ab
Root
B
Minor 3rd
D
Diminished 5th
Gb
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
Ab - B - D - Gb
Bass: AbInversion 1
B - D - Gb - Ab
Bass: BInversion 2
D - Gb - Ab - B
Bass: DInversion 3
Gb - Ab - B - D
Bass: GbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Abm7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Abm7♭5
Ab7#9#11
Ab13#9#11
Ab7#9#11b13
Abm9b5
Simplified
Abdim
Alternate Symbols
Abm7b5
Abø
Ab-7b5
Abh7
Abh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Abm7♭5
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Abm7♭5