Am9♭5 7-string bass chord

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7-string bass · Standard

A half-diminished ninth · Frets 5–7

BEADGCF5R♭5♭7♭3♭79noteAE♭GCGBroleR♭5♭7♭3♭79fret565576frets 5–7C0C1C2C3C4C5

How to play Am9♭5 on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the C string at the 7th fret and your ring finger on the F string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 5 6 5 5 7 6 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Am9♭5?

Am9♭5, A half-diminished ninth, is A, C, E♭, G and B: the root (A), the minor third (C), the diminished fifth (E♭), the minor seventh (G) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.

Am9♭5 on other instruments

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