A Half Diminished guitar chords

The below diagrams show you how to play the A Half Diminished chord in various positions on the fretboard with suggested finger positions.

A Half Diminished chord attributes:

Also known as: Minor 7 flat 5 (m7b5)

Interval positions with respect to the A major scale, notes in the chord and name variations:

• Scale intervals: 1 - b3 - b5 - b7
• Notes in the chord: A - C - Eb - G
• Various names: Amin7b5 - A Half Diminished

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