A m7b5 Chord on Guitar
Play A m7b5 on Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A m7b5 chord is a half-diminished (m7b5) chord, central to the minor ii–V–i. It is built from the notes A, C, D#, G. This page shows how to play A m7b5 on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A and G strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1. Both E strings stay silent, so 4 of 6 sound. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from A2 up to C4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.
Guitar is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.