# 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: 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: 75

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 -1 0 2 0 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/xx0201)
- Shape 2: -1 5 3 4 3 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x53435)
- Shape 3: -1 5 3 4 0 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x53405)
- Shape 4: -1 -1 0 4 6 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/xx0465)
- Shape 5: -1 5 7 7 6 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x57767)
- Shape 6: 10 0 0 10 0 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/a00a0a)
- Shape 7: 10 0 9 10 0 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/a09a0a)
- Shape 8: 10 12 0 10 0 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/d/ac0a0a)

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