# C minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

> The C minor 7th flat 5 minor 7th flat 5 chord, also known as half-diminished, combines the diminished triad with a minor seventh B♭, producing a haunting, unresolved tension. It is essential in jazz harmony for its sophisticated, somber sound.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Cmin7(♭5)
- Notes: C, E♭, G♭, B♭
- Intervals: 1 (C), ♭3 (E♭), ♭5 (G♭), ♭7 (B♭)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 22

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 3 1 3 1 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/x31312)
- Shape 2: 8 6 8 8 7 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/868876)
- Shape 3: -1 -1 10 11 11 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/xxabbb)
- Shape 4: -1 3 4 3 4 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/x34346)
- Shape 5: 8 9 8 8 11 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/8988b8)
- Shape 6: 8 9 10 8 11 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/89a8b8)
- Shape 7: 8 9 8 8 11 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/8988bb)
- Shape 8: 8 9 10 8 11 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/89a8bb)

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