Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

✕○○231BDABF
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDFA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 0 2 0 1– 2 – 3 – 1x B D A B Feasy
x 2 3 2 3 x– 1 2 1 3 –x B F A D xeasy · barre on fret 2
7 x 3 4 3 54 – 1 2 1 3B x F B D Ahard · barre on fret 3
7 8 0 4 0 53 4 – 1 – 2B F D B B Ahard
7 8 0 7 0 52 4 – 3 – 1B F D D B Amedium
7 x 7 7 6 x2 – 3 4 1 –B x A D F xhard
7 8 7 7 0 x1 2 1 1 – –B F A D B xeasy · barre on fret 7
x 8 9 x 10 10– 1 2 – 3 4x F B x A Dhard
x x 9 10 10 10– – 1 2 3 4x x B F A Dmedium
10 12 12 10 12 101 2 3 1 4 1D A D F B Dmedium · barre on fret 10
x 2 0 2 3 1– 2 – 3 4 1x B D A D Fmedium
x 2 3 2 3 5– 1 2 1 3 4x B F A D Amedium · barre on fret 2
7 x 3 7 3 53 – 1 4 1 2B x F D D Ahard · barre on fret 3
7 x 0 4 6 54 – – 1 3 2B x D B F Ahard
7 x 0 7 6 53 – – 4 2 1B x D D F Ahard
7 0 0 7 6 72 – – 3 1 4B A D D F Bmedium

The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar 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

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.