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Drop D tuning

Abm7b5 on guitar

Abm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled Ab, Cb, Ebb and Gb. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 020102, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteAbCbEbbGb
Interval1P3m5d7m

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.

Ab half-diminished, open position, capo 0213
020102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
Ab half-diminished, position 4, capo 04fr32
65440xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 4, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab half-diminished, open position, capo 01234
024404sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Ab half-diminished, position 6, capo 06fr1234
xx6777sits at fret 6, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
Ab half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr231
x11011010sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab half-diminished, open position, capo 02314
xx4434sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
Ab half-diminished, position 9, capo 09fr3142
x11911010sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr12
x110110xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr23
090797sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 2 strings ring open
Ab half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr213
014013014sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
Ab half-diminished, position 12, capo 012fr3214
0140131214sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Ab half-diminished, open position, capo 0213
x20102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Abm7b5 belongs to

Abm7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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