# B♭ minor 7th sharp 5 Guitar Chord

> The B♭ minor 7th sharp 5 minor 7th sharp 5 chord features a raised fifth F♯ alongside the minor seventh A♭, creating an exotic, mysterious tension. This unique harmony is used in jazz and fusion for dramatic, emotional depth. With A♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of B♭ minor 7th sharp 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: unusual, tense, dissonant, intriguing
- Genres: Jazz, Fusion, Experimental, Cinematic
- Playable shapes: 22

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 4 4 4 3 2 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/444322)
- Shape 2: -1 -1 6 6 7 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/xx6676)
- Shape 3: 4 1 4 1 2 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/414122)
- Shape 4: 4 4 4 6 7 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/444676)
- Shape 5: 4 4 6 6 7 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/446676)
- Shape 6: -1 11 8 11 9 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/xb8b99)
- Shape 7: -1 11 8 11 11 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/xb8bb9)
- Shape 8: -1 11 11 11 11 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/a-flat/xbbbbe)

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