Guitar Lesson 11

The half diminished 7 chord and arpeggio with the 6th string root.

 

The Half Diminished 7 Chord

The Half Diminished 7 chord, also called the m7b5 chord, has the 1, b3, b5, and b7 intervals. The numbers in the diagram below represents the fingering. The hollow note on the 6th string should be played with the thumb (one of the rare occasions when you use the left thumb). Be sure to mute the 5th and 1st strings.

guitar chords

The Half Diminished 7 Arpeggio

The half diminished 7 arpeggio, like the half diminished chord, has the 1, b3, b5, and b7 intervals. The numbers in the diagram below represents the fingering.

guitar arpeggios

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