# 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 G♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd 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: 58

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 2 2 0 1 0 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/220102)
- Shape 2: 2 2 0 4 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/220404)
- Shape 3: 2 2 0 4 3 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/220434)
- Shape 4: 2 2 4 4 3 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/224434)
- Shape 5: -1 -1 4 4 3 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/xx4434)
- Shape 6: -1 9 0 7 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/x90797)
- Shape 7: -1 9 9 7 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/x99797)
- Shape 8: -1 9 9 11 9 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/x99b9a)

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