Bm7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar – D Modal

in D Modal (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D) tuning

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Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
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ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x B B F F A A A A D Deasy · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 5 5 3 3– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3x x B B F F A A D D F Fmedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 7– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4x x x x F F B B D D A Ahard
0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 8 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –D D A A D D B B F F D Dhard
9 9 5 5 0 0 x x 8 8 7 74 4 1 1 – – – – 3 3 2 2B B D D D D x x F F A Ahard
9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 74 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1B B F F A A D D F F A Amedium · barre on fret 7
9 9 8 8 0 0 10 10 0 0 9 92 2 1 1 – – 4 4 – – 3 3B B F F D D F F A A B Bmedium
9 9 12 12 9 9 10 10 0 0 12 121 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4B B A A B B F F A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –x x B B F F A A B B D Deasy · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 5 5 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x B B F F A A D D x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x 7 7 4 4 5 5 3 3– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x A A B B D D F Fhard
0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 8 7 7– – – – – – 1 1 3 3 2 2D D A A D D B B F F A Ahard
9 9 5 5 7 7 x x 8 8 0 04 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –B B D D A A x x F F D Dhard
9 9 8 8 0 0 7 7 8 8 7 74 4 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 1 1B B F F D D D D F F A Amedium · barre on fret 7
9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 0 0 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –B B F F B B F F A A D Dmedium
9 9 12 12 9 9 10 10 12 12 0 01 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –B B A A B B F F A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 9

The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – D Modal 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

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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.