Cavaquinho · Half-diminished chord

Am7/5-A Half-diminished

Key: A# Major
Hard

Am7/5- is the A half-diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes A · C · D# · G.

Notes

A
C
D#
G

Structure

1
♭3
♭5
♭7

Sound: Half-diminished (m7♭5); Dark, jazzy
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of A# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	A#	Tonic
ii	Cm	Subdominant
iii	Dm	Tonic relative
IV	D#	Subdominant
V	F	Dominant
vi	Gm	Tonic relative
vii°	Adim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 4 of string 2.
2Place your ring finger on fret 5 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 5 of string 1.
4Place your pinky on fret 7 of string 4.
5Strum all the strings.