A♯m7♭5 banjo chord

How to play A♯m7♭5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the low D string at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the F♯ string at the 7th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 7th fret and your index finger on the high D string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the short F♯ string.

From the short F♯ string x 8 7 7 6 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♯m7♭5?

A♯m7♭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 A♯m7♭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 A♯ø7.

Where is A♯m7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: A♯m7♭5 to E♭7 to G♯m. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with A♯m7♭5

A♯m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in B major and the iiø7 chord in G♯ minor.