Cavaquinho · Half-diminished chord

A#m7/5-A# Half-diminished

Key: B Major
Hard

A#m7/5- is the A# half-diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes A# · C# · E · G#.

Notes

A#
C#
E
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 B Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	B	Tonic
ii	C#m	Subdominant
iii	D#m	Tonic relative
IV	E	Subdominant
V	F#	Dominant
vi	G#m	Tonic relative
vii°	A#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 5 of string 2.
2Place your ring finger on fret 6 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 6 of string 1.
4Place your pinky on fret 8 of string 4.
5Strum all the strings.