# 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 F in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd 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: 81

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 1 0 0 2 0 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/100201)
- Shape 2: -1 -1 3 4 3 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/xx3435)
- Shape 3: -1 8 7 7 0 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/x87707)
- Shape 4: -1 8 9 10 10 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/x89aaa)
- Shape 5: 13 0 0 14 0 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/d00e0d)
- Shape 6: 1 0 0 4 0 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/100401)
- Shape 7: 1 0 0 4 3 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/100431)
- Shape 8: -1 8 0 7 0 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-7th-flat-5/f/x80705)

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