# 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.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Amin7(♭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: 73

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 0 1 0 1 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/x01013)
- Shape 2: -1 0 1 2 1 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/x01213)
- Shape 3: 5 3 5 5 4 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/535543)
- Shape 4: -1 0 5 5 4 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/x05543)
- Shape 5: 5 0 5 5 4 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/505543)
- Shape 6: -1 0 5 5 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/x05545)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 7 8 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/xx7888)
- Shape 8: -1 0 7 8 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/x07888)

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