# D minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

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

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Dmin7(♭5)
- Notes: D, F, A♭, C
- Intervals: 1 (D), ♭3 (F), ♭5 (A♭), ♭7 (C)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 26

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 -1 0 1 1 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/xx0111)
- Shape 2: -1 5 3 5 3 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/x53534)
- Shape 3: -1 -1 0 10 9 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/xx0a98)
- Shape 4: 10 8 10 10 9 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a8aa98)
- Shape 5: -1 -1 0 13 13 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/xx0ddd)
- Shape 6: -1 -1 12 13 13 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/xxcddd)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 0 5 6 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/xx0564)
- Shape 8: -1 5 6 5 6 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/x56568)

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