Am7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled A, C, Eb and G. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x0103x, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.
Notes and intervals
Note
A
C
Eb
G
Interval
1P
3m
5d
7m
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
x0103xsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 stringsx05565sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx05035sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx01081010sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx01000xsits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 2 stringsx05235sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string71078010sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 1 string ring openx013015xsits at fret 13, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings7070610sits at fret 6, spans 4 frets and lets 2 strings ring openx013121513sits at fret 12, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx01031sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string705565sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5 and lets 1 string ring open
Keys Am7b5 belongs to
Am7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.