# 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 D in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd 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: 89

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 5 0 3 5 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x50353)
- Shape 2: -1 5 5 3 5 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x55353)
- Shape 3: -1 5 5 3 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x55330)
- Shape 4: -1 5 5 3 5 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x55350)
- Shape 5: -1 5 0 0 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x50056)
- Shape 6: -1 5 5 0 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x55056)
- Shape 7: -1 -1 0 0 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/xx0056)
- Shape 8: -1 5 5 7 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-flat-5/d/x55756)

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