# 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.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Bmin7(♭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: 65

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 2 0 2 0 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/x20201)
- Shape 2: 7 0 0 7 6 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/700765)
- Shape 3: 7 5 7 7 6 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/757765)
- Shape 4: 7 0 7 7 6 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/707765)
- Shape 5: 7 0 0 7 6 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/700767)
- Shape 6: -1 -1 9 10 10 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/xx9aaa)
- Shape 7: -1 14 12 14 12 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/xececd)
- Shape 8: -1 14 0 14 12 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/xe0ecd)

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