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

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Emin7(♭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: 85

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 1 0 0 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x10030)
- Shape 2: -1 1 2 0 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x12030)
- Shape 3: -1 1 2 0 3 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x12033)
- Shape 4: -1 1 2 3 3 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x12333)
- Shape 5: 6 5 0 0 5 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/650050)
- Shape 6: 6 5 5 0 5 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/655050)
- Shape 7: 6 7 0 0 5 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/670050)
- Shape 8: 6 5 5 7 5 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/655750)

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