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
Note
Ab
Cb
Ebb
Gb
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.
020102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open65440xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 4, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string024404sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring openxx6777sits at fret 6, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 stringsx11011010sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringxx4434sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 stringsx11911010sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx110110xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings090797sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 2 strings ring open014013014sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open0140131214sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring openx20102sits 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.