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A half-diminished chord

Symbol: Am7♭5 · Notes: A – C – E♭ – G

A diminished chord with a minor seventh, also written ø: it is the ii chord of minor keys, right before the dominant (the minor ii – V – i).

How it is built

• A: root
• C: minor third
• E♭: diminished fifth
• G: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: A – C – E♭ – G
• 1st inversion: C – E♭ – G – A
• 2nd inversion: E♭ – G – A – C
• 3rd inversion: G – A – C – E♭

In which keys

• VII in B♭ major
• II in G minor

Other A chords

A · Am · A7 · Amaj7 · Am7 · Asus2 · Asus4 · Adim · A+ · A6 · Am6 · Aadd9 · Adim7

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