How to Play Piano Chord: A half-diminished 7 — root | PianoKitty

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Am7♭5

root position

A half-diminished 7

root position

Notes

A, C, D♯, G

Parent major scale: A

The notes of the A major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	A	root
2	B	second
3	C♯	third
4	D	fourth
5	E	fifth
6	F♯	sixth
7	G♯	seventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

half-diminished 7 chord pattern

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7

root	A
flat third	C
flat fifth	D♯
flat seventh	G

Similar chords

A diminished with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
A dominant 7 flat 5 with raised third
A minor 7 with raised fifth
A diminished 7 with flattened seventh

Play it as two chords

C minor A · G

C–D♯–G = ♭3, ♭5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the half-diminished 7 chords Practice all inversions of Am7♭5

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