A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

A7-5 Chord

Like any 7-5th chord (also: 7flat5 chord), the A7-5 chord is formed by playing the root, the major third, the diminished fifth and the minor 7th It equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd, the flat 5th, and the flat 7th degree of the A major scale.

Notation

Sometimes written as Db Eb for readability.

Listen to A7-5

Other A Chords

A Am A7 Amaj7 Am7 AmM7 Asus2 Asus4 A5 A6 Am6 A6add9 A9 Am9 Amaj9 A11 Am11 A13 Am13 Amaj13 A7-5 A7+5 Adim Adim7 Am7b5 Aaug Aaug7

How To Play A7-5 On The Piano

You Can play the A7 flat 5 chord by playing in any order the following notes: A, C#, Eb, G.

The inversions of the A7-5 chord

Root position: A, C#, Eb, G,
Inversion 1: C#, Eb, G, A
Inversion 2: Eb, G, A, C#
Inversion 3: G, A, C#, Eb

Video: A7-5 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

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Scales in which the A7-5 chord occurs

E melodic minor
A#/Bb melodic minor
C diminished (halftone – wholetone)
D#/Eb diminished (halftone – wholetone)
F#/Gb diminished (halftone – wholetone)