A minor 7th flat 5th chord on guitar (Am7♭5)

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

Tip — The open voicing requires a wide stretch between the index finger on the 4th string and the ring finger on the 1st string.

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

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

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

A minor 7th flat 5th is played at the 10th fret as × 12 10 12 10 11: barre your index finger across fret 10, ring finger on the A string at fret 12, pinky finger on the G string at fret 12 and middle finger on the high e string at fret 11. The low E string stays muted.