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A♯ half-diminished chord

Symbol: A♯m7♭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

B♭ · B♭m · B♭7 · B♭maj7 · B♭m7 · B♭sus2 · B♭sus4 · A♯dim · B♭+ · B♭6 · B♭m6 · B♭add9 · A♯dim7

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