# F minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

> The F minor 7th flat 5 minor 7th flat 5 chord, also known as half-diminished, combines the diminished triad with a minor seventh E♭, 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 1st inversion of F minor 7th flat 5.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Fmin7(♭5)
- Notes: F, A♭, C♭, E♭
- Intervals: 1 (F), ♭3 (A♭), ♭5 (C♭), ♭7 (E♭)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 24

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 4 6 6 4 6 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/466464)
- Shape 2: -1 -1 6 8 6 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xx6867)
- Shape 3: -1 11 9 10 9 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xb9a9b)
- Shape 4: -1 11 9 10 0 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xb9a0b)
- Shape 5: -1 11 13 13 0 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xbdd0d)
- Shape 6: -1 11 13 13 12 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/xbddcd)
- Shape 7: 4 2 1 1 4 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/421141)
- Shape 8: 4 2 1 4 4 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/f-minor-7th-flat-5/a-flat/421441)

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