# A♭ minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

> The A♭ minor 7th flat 5 minor 7th flat 5 chord, also known as half-diminished, combines the diminished triad with a minor seventh G♭, producing a haunting, unresolved tension. It is essential in jazz harmony for its sophisticated, somber sound. With C♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of A♭ minor 7th flat 5.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: A♭min7(♭5)
- Notes: A♭, C♭, E♭♭, G♭
- Intervals: 1 (A♭), ♭3 (C♭), ♭5 (E♭♭), ♭7 (G♭)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 27

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 2 0 1 0 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/x20102)
- Shape 2: -1 2 4 4 3 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/x24434)
- Shape 3: 7 9 9 7 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/799797)
- Shape 4: -1 -1 9 11 9 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/xx9b9a)
- Shape 5: -1 14 12 13 12 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/xecdce)
- Shape 6: -1 14 0 13 12 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/xe0dce)
- Shape 7: -1 14 12 13 0 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/xecd0e)
- Shape 8: -1 14 0 13 0 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/c-flat/xe0d0e)

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