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Bm7♭5 chord

Bm7♭5 is the B half-diminished (minor seventh flat five) chord. It has 4 notes: B – D – F – A (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

A half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five) is the ii chord of minor keys. It sounds dark and leads strongly to the V chord.

Bm7♭5 chord on Guitar

Bm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x20201)
Open positionx20201
Bm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 (x-x-9-10-10-10)
From the 9th fretx-x-9-10-10-10
Bm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 (7-8-7-7-10-7)
From the 7th fret7-8-7-7-10-7
Bm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-14-12-14-12-13)
From the 12th fretx-14-12-14-12-13

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 2nd fret; D open; G 2nd fret; B open; high E 1st fret.

Bm7♭5 chord on Ukulele

Bm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (2212)
From the 1st fret2212
Bm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (4555)
From the 4th fret4555
Bm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (7978)
From the 7th fret7978
Bm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (10-11-10-12)
From the 10th fret10-11-10-12

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 2nd fret; E 1st fret; A 2nd fret.

Bm7♭5 chord on Piano

Bm7♭5 chord on piano: B, D, F, A

Play B, D, F and A together with your right hand, and B (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the Bm7♭5 chord

Bm7♭5 appears in 17 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other B chords:

Chords in the key of B major:

Bm7♭5 chord: questions

What notes are in the Bm7♭5 chord?

Bm7♭5 (B half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of B, D, F and A (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

How do you play Bm7♭5 on guitar?

The most common shape is x20201 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Bm7♭5 on ukulele?

Play 2212 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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