A♯m7♭5 mandolin chord

How to play A♯m7♭5 on mandolin

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the E string at the 4th fret.

From the G string 3 2 4 4 (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.