Am7♭5
Am7♭5
A M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
A
RootC
Minor 3rdEb
Diminished 5thG
Minor 7thInterval Details
A
Root
C
Minor 3rd
Eb
Diminished 5th
G
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
A - C - Eb - G
Bass: AInversion 1
C - Eb - G - A
Bass: CInversion 2
Eb - G - A - C
Bass: EbInversion 3
G - A - C - Eb
Bass: GCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Am7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Am7♭5
A7#9#11
A13#9#11
A7#9#11b13
Am9b5
Simplified
Adim
Alternate Symbols
Am7b5
Aø
A-7b5
Ah7
Ah
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4