# B♭ minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

> The B♭ minor 7th flat 5 minor 7th flat 5 chord, also known as half-diminished, combines the diminished triad with a minor seventh A♭, producing a haunting, unresolved tension. It is essential in jazz harmony for its sophisticated, somber sound. With D♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of B♭ minor 7th flat 5.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: B♭min7(♭5)
- Notes: B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭
- Intervals: 1 (B♭), ♭3 (D♭), ♭5 (F♭), ♭7 (A♭)
- 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/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/x42324)
- Shape 2: -1 4 6 6 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/x46656)
- Shape 3: 9 7 8 9 9 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/978990)
- Shape 4: 9 -1 8 9 9 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/9x8990)
- Shape 5: 9 11 11 9 11 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/9bb9b9)
- Shape 6: 9 11 11 9 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/9bb9b0)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 11 13 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/xxbdb0)
- Shape 8: -1 -1 11 13 11 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/d-flat/xxbdbc)

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