# 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. With E♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of C minor 7th flat 5.

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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: 18

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 -1 1 3 1 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/xx1312)
- Shape 2: -1 6 4 5 4 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x64546)
- Shape 3: -1 6 8 8 7 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/x68878)
- Shape 4: 11 13 13 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/bddbdb)
- Shape 5: 11 9 8 8 11 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/b988b8)
- Shape 6: 11 9 8 11 11 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/b98bb8)
- Shape 7: 11 13 13 11 13 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/bddbde)
- Shape 8: -1 -1 13 15 13 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-minor-7th-flat-5/e-flat/xxdfde)

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