# 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: 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: 48

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 3 1 2 1 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/x31213)
- Shape 2: -1 3 5 0 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/x35045)
- Shape 3: -1 3 5 5 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/x35545)
- Shape 4: 8 6 7 0 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/867088)
- Shape 5: 8 10 10 8 10 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/8aa8a8)
- Shape 6: -1 -1 10 0 10 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/xxa0ab)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 10 12 10 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/xxacab)
- Shape 8: 8 6 5 5 8 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/c/865585)

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