# 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. With A♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of D minor 7th flat 5.

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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: 23

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 -1 6 7 6 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xx6768)
- Shape 2: -1 11 0 13 13 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xb0ddd)
- Shape 3: -1 11 12 13 13 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xbcddd)
- Shape 4: 4 3 0 1 1 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/430111)
- Shape 5: 4 3 0 1 3 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/430131)
- Shape 6: 4 3 3 1 3 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/433131)
- Shape 7: -1 11 0 10 9 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xb0a98)
- Shape 8: -1 11 10 10 13 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xbaada)

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