A m7b5 Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play A m7b5 on Tenor 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 Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the C, G and A strings open and takes the rest at fret 1. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from C3 up to A4.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
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.