# 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 E♭♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd 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: 23

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 -1 0 1 0 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/xx0102)
- Shape 2: -1 5 4 4 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/x54404)
- Shape 3: -1 5 6 7 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/x56777)
- Shape 4: -1 -1 12 13 12 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/xxcdce)
- Shape 5: -1 -1 0 13 12 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/xx0dce)
- Shape 6: -1 -1 12 13 0 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/xxcd0e)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 0 13 0 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/xx0d0e)
- Shape 8: -1 5 4 4 7 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat-flat/x54474)

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