Bm7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo
in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Bm7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 3 2 0 0 | 1 2 1 – – | A F A B D | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 x 4 3 3 | 1 – 4 2 3 | A x B D F | hard | |
| 4 3 4 3 7 | 2 1 3 1 4 | B F B D A | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 x 4 6 7 | 3 – 1 2 4 | D x B F A | hard | |
| x 9 7 6 7 | – 4 2 1 3 | x B D F A | medium | |
| 7 9 10 10 7 | 1 2 3 4 1 | D B F A A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 9 10 10 0 | 2 1 3 4 – | F B F A D | medium | |
| 2 0 2 0 3 | 1 – 2 – 3 | A D A B F | easy | |
| 2 3 4 3 x | 1 2 4 3 – | A F B D x | medium | |
| 4 3 7 3 7 | 2 1 3 1 4 | B F D D A | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 4 7 4 6 0 | 1 3 1 2 – | B A B F D | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 7 9 x 6 7 | 2 4 – 1 3 | D B x F A | hard | |
| 10 9 7 10 7 | 3 2 1 4 1 | F B D A A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 9 10 10 0 | – 1 2 3 – | x B F A D | easy | |
| x 0 2 0 3 | – – 1 – 2 | x D A B F | easy | |
| 4 3 2 3 x | 4 2 1 3 – | B F A D x | medium |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the Bm7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | B |
| ♭3 | 3 | D |
| ♭5 | 6 | F |
| ♭7 | 10 | A |
More B chords
Other roots
See Bm7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the Bm7♭5 chord?
Bm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes B, D, F, A.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.