# G minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

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

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Gmin7(♭5)
- Notes: G, B♭, D♭, F
- Intervals: 1 (G), ♭3 (B♭), ♭5 (D♭), ♭7 (F)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 45

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 1 3 0 2 1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x13021)
- Shape 2: -1 1 3 0 2 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x13023)
- Shape 3: -1 1 3 3 2 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/x13323)
- Shape 4: 6 4 5 0 6 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/645066)
- Shape 5: 6 8 8 6 8 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/688686)
- Shape 6: -1 -1 8 10 8 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/xx8a89)
- Shape 7: -1 13 11 0 11 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/xdb0bd)
- Shape 8: -1 13 11 12 11 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-minor-7th-flat-5/b-flat/xdbcbd)

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