A#7b5 Piano Chord

A#7b5

A# Seven Flat Five

Root

A#

3rd

CX

b 5th

E

Min 7th

G#

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E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

A#

CX

E

G#

The Notes in a A# Seven Flat Five Chord

The 3rd

Finding CX from A# step by step:

Start on: A#
Step 1: move up to B
Step 2: move up to B#
Step 3: move up to C#
Step 4: Land on CX

3rd

CX

Root

A#

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2

3

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B is a minor second above A#.
B# is a major 2nd above A#.
C# is a minor third above A#.
CX is a major third above A#.

The b 5th

Finding E from A# step by step:

Start on: A#
Step 1: move up to B
Step 2: move up to B#
Step 3: move up to C#
Step 4: move up to CX
Step 5: move up to D#
Step 6: Land on E

b 5th

E

Root

A#

1

2

3

4

5

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B is a minor second above A#.
B# is a major 2nd above A#.
C# is a minor third above A#.
CX is a major third above A#.
D# is a fourth above A#.
E is a flat fifth above A#.

The Min 7th

Finding G# from A# step by step:

Start on: A#
Step 1: move down to GX
Step 2: Land on G#

Min 7th

G#

Root

A#

1

PLAY

GX is a minor second below A#.
G# is a major 2nd below A#. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note G# is down 2 half-steps from A#, but up 10 half-steps from A#:

Min 7th

G#

Root

A#

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5

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7

8

9

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