A♭ 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (A♭7♭5)

A♭ 7th flat 5 is played at the 3rd fret as 4 3 4 5 3 ×: barre your index finger across fret 3, middle finger on the low E string at fret 4, ring finger on the D string at fret 4 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 5. The high e string stays muted.

Tip — The hardest part is maintaining the barre on the A and B strings while the pinky stretches to the 5th fret on the G string.

A♭ 7th flat 5 is played at the 4th fret as 4 5 4 5 × ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 4, ring finger on the A string at fret 5, middle finger on the D string at fret 4 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 5. The B and high e strings stay muted.

A♭ 7th flat 5 is played at the 6th fret as × × 6 7 7 8: index finger on the D string at fret 6, middle finger on the G string at fret 7, ring finger on the B string at fret 7 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 8. The low E and A strings stay muted.

A♭ 7th flat 5 is played at the 11th fret as × 11 12 11 13 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 11, ring finger on the D string at fret 12, middle finger on the G string at fret 11 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 13. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

A♭ 7th flat 5 is played in open position as × 3 0 1 1 2: pinky finger on the A string at fret 3, index finger on the G string at fret 1, middle finger on the B string at fret 1 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 2. The D string rings open. The low E string stays muted.