Am7♭5 6-string bass chord

How to play Am7♭5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the A, G and C strings ring open. Don’t play the B and E strings.

From the B string x x 0 1 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Am7♭5?

Am7♭5, A half-diminished seventh, is A, C, E♭ and G: the root (A), the minor third (C), the diminished fifth (E♭) and the minor seventh (G). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does Am7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: A, C, E♭ and G. It is also called half-diminished, written Aø7.

Where is Am7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Am7♭5 to D7 to Gm. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Am7♭5

Am7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in B♭ major and the iiø7 chord in G minor.