# 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: 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: 52

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 -1 1 2 1 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/xx1213)
- Shape 2: -1 6 7 0 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x67088)
- Shape 3: -1 6 7 8 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x67888)
- Shape 4: 11 0 13 0 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/b0d0db)
- Shape 5: -1 6 5 5 8 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x65585)
- Shape 6: -1 6 7 5 8 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x67585)
- Shape 7: -1 6 7 5 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x67588)
- Shape 8: 11 0 10 8 8 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/b0a888)

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