Bm7♭5 chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

in Standard (A-D-F#-B) tuning · Also known as ADF#B

○3312DFAB
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDFA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 3 3 03 1 2 –D F A Bmedium
2 3 3 31 2 3 4B F A Dmedium
5 7 5 61 3 1 2D A B Fmedium · barre on fret 5
0 9 8 6– 3 2 1A B D Fmedium
8 7 8 02 1 3 –F A D Beasy
8 9 8 101 2 1 3F B D Amedium · barre on fret 8
12 12 11 02 3 1 –A D F Beasy
2 0 3 61 – 2 3B D A Fhard
0 0 5 6– – 1 2A D B Feasy
12 0 11 02 – 1 –A D F Beasy
0 3 5 3– 1 2 1A F B Dmedium · barre on fret 3
12 12 11 122 3 1 4A D F Bmedium
0 12 11 12– 2 1 3A D F Beasy
12 0 11 122 – 1 3A D F Beasy
0 0 11 0– – 1 –A D F Beasy
0 0 11 12– – 1 2A D F Beasy

The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for Venezuelan Cuatro 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
♭56F
♭710A

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Other roots

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.