Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:B · D · F · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 3 2 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x B F A B D	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 3 2 3 3	– 1 2 1 3 4	x B F A D F	medium · barre on fret 2
3 5 3 4 3 7	1 3 1 2 1 4	F D F B D A	hard · barre on fret 3
0 0 0 4 6 0	– – – 1 2 –	D A D B F D	medium
9 5 0 x 6 7	4 1 – – 2 3	B D D x F A	hard
x x 9 7 6 7	– – 4 2 1 3	x x B D F A	medium
9 8 7 7 10 7	3 2 1 1 4 1	B F A D A A	medium · barre on fret 7
9 8 0 10 10 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	B F D F A D	medium
x x 9 10 10 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x x B F A D	easy
0 0 12 10 12 12	– – 2 1 3 4	D A D F B D	medium
x 2 3 2 3 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F A D D	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 3 2 3 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F A D x	easy · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 4 3 3	1 3 4 2 1 1	F D A B D F	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 0 4 6 0	– – – 1 2 –	x A D B F D	medium
9 5 7 x 6 0	4 1 3 – 2 –	B D A x F D	hard
9 x 0 7 6 7	4 – – 2 1 3	B x D D F A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 D#m7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5

See Bm7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.