# 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 D♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st 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: 16

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 4 4 3 2 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/x44324)
- Shape 2: -1 4 6 6 7 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/x46676)
- Shape 3: 9 9 6 6 7 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/996676)
- Shape 4: 9 9 6 6 9 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/996696)
- Shape 5: 9 9 8 6 9 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/998696)
- Shape 6: -1 -1 11 13 11 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/xxbdbe)
- Shape 7: -1 4 4 3 -1 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/x443x4)
- Shape 8: 9 9 8 -1 9 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-flat-minor-7th-sharp-5/d-flat/998x9x)

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