# 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: 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: 26

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 4 2 3 2 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/x42324)
- Shape 2: -1 4 6 6 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/x46656)
- Shape 3: 9 7 8 9 9 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/978990)
- Shape 4: 9 -1 8 9 9 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/9x8990)
- Shape 5: 9 11 11 9 11 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/9bb9b9)
- Shape 6: 9 11 11 9 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/9bb9b0)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 11 13 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/xxbdb0)
- Shape 8: -1 -1 11 13 11 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/c-sharp/xxbdbc)

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