# E♭ minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

> The E♭ minor 7th flat 5 minor 7th flat 5 chord, also known as half-diminished, combines the diminished triad with a minor seventh D♭, producing a haunting, unresolved tension. It is essential in jazz harmony for its sophisticated, somber sound. With G♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of E♭ minor 7th flat 5.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: E♭min7(♭5)
- Notes: E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭
- Intervals: 1 (E♭), ♭3 (G♭), ♭5 (B♭♭), ♭7 (D♭)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 28

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 2 4 4 2 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/244242)
- Shape 2: -1 -1 4 6 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/xx4645)
- Shape 3: -1 9 7 8 7 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/x97879)
- Shape 4: -1 9 11 11 10 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/x9bbab)
- Shape 5: 2 4 4 2 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/244245)
- Shape 6: 14 0 11 11 14 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/e0bbeb)
- Shape 7: 14 12 11 11 14 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/ecbbeb)
- Shape 8: 14 0 13 11 14 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-flat-minor-7th-flat-5/g-flat/e0dbeb)

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