Am7♭5 chord on ukulele

Am7♭5 is A, C, E♭ and G. The usual shape is 2-3-3-3. Tap Play, then slow it down.

How to play Am7♭5 on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-3-3-3, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

1. A: index finger, 2nd fret of the G string.
2. E♭: middle finger, 3rd fret of the C string.
3. G: ring finger, 3rd fret of the E string.
4. C: pinky finger, 3rd fret of the A string.

• This shape uses your pinky. It feels weak at first; press with the tip and let the finger stay curved.
• Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Am7♭5

• 5-7-5-6: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.
• 8-9-8-10: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.
• 12-12-11-12: movable shape at the 11th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Moving between Am7♭5 and its neighbours

Songs rarely hold Am7♭5 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

• D7 (the iiø7 of a minor key heads to V7): Am7♭5 (2-3-3-3) to D7 (2-2-2-3): your index and pinky fingers stay put, your middle finger lands on the C string, 2nd fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 2nd fret. Shared notes: A and C. D7 on ukulele
• B♭maj7 (I in B♭ major): Am7♭5 (2-3-3-3) to B♭maj7 (3-2-1-0): your index finger lands on the E string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the C string, 2nd fret, move the ring finger to the G string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Shared note: A. B♭maj7 on ukulele
• Dm7 (iii in B♭ major): Am7♭5 (2-3-3-3) to Dm7 (2-2-1-3): your pinky finger stays put, your index finger lands on the E string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the G string, 2nd fret, the ring finger goes to the C string, 2nd fret. A and C carry over from one chord to the other. Dm7 on ukulele

Am7♭5 is a half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five). All 4 notes of Am7♭5 fit on the ukulele's four strings. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Practice Am7♭5 in two minutes

Before strumming, play 2-3-3-3 note by note: A then E♭ then G then C. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Finish by moving between 2-3-3-3 and 5-7-5-6 to learn two positions of the same chord.

Where Am7♭5 shows up

• viiø7 in B♭ major
• iiø7 in G minor

Am7♭5 on guitar and piano

Am7♭5 on guitar and piano uses the same 4 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Next to try on ukulele

• Adim
• Am7
• Adim7
• Am6

Other half-diminished chords

• Cm7♭5
• C♯m7♭5
• Dm7♭5
• D♯m7♭5
• Em7♭5
• Fm7♭5
• F♯m7♭5
• Gm7♭5
• G♯m7♭5
• B♭m7♭5
• Bm7♭5

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Am7♭5. Updated September 2026. Print this chord