A m7b5 Chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele

How to play the A m7b5 chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

A m7b5 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: G open, C open, E 11th fret, A open.

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 Taro-Patch Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The G, C and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 11. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from C4 up to D#5.

Taro-Patch Ukulele is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

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.