A Half-Diminished Guitar chord
RAb3Cb5Ebb7G
Explore A Half-Diminished in Chord8 →Voicing positions (6)
x 0 1 2 1 3
5 0 1 0 1 3
5 0 5 0 4 8
5 0 7 0 4 8
8 0 7 0 8 11
8 0 7 0 10 11
Interval colors
In Chord8, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.
R
Minor 2nd
Major 2nd
b3
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
b5
Perfect 5th
Minor 6th
Major 6th
b7
Major 7th
A Half-Diminished chord
The A Half-Diminished chord is built from the intervals: R, b3, b5, and b7. It contains the notes A, C, Eb, and G. The added seventh gives this chord a richer, more complex sound.
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See the music. Every interval has a color.
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