Bm7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

✕✕○○○○331122BBDDAABBFF
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
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Piano Left hand Right hand
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ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3– – 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x B B D D A A B B F Fmedium
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x B B F F A A D D x xmedium
x x 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4x x B B F F B B D D A Ahard · barre on fret 3
x x 4 4 7 7 4 4 6 6 0 0– – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B A A B B F F D Dmedium · barre on fret 4
x x x x 9 9 7 7 6 6 7 7– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x B B D D F F A Amedium
9 9 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 7 72 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1B B D D A A F F A A A Amedium · barre on fret 7
9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 0 01 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – –B B F F B B F F A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x B B F F A A B B D Dmedium
x x 4 4 x x 2 2 3 3 3 3– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x B B x x A A D D F Fhard
x x 4 4 3 3 7 7 3 3 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4x x B B F F D D D D A Ahard · barre on fret 3
x x 4 4 0 0 4 4 6 6 7 7– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 4 4x x B B D D B B F F A Amedium
9 9 x x 0 0 7 7 6 6 7 74 4 – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3B B x x D D D D F F A Ahard
9 9 10 10 7 7 7 7 10 10 7 72 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1B B F F A A D D A A A Amedium · barre on fret 7
9 9 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 01 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 – –B B F F D D F F A A D Dmedium
x x 4 4 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x B B D D A A D D F Fmedium
x x 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x A A F F B B D D x xmedium

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