Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) tuning

✕○○○21BDFAD
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDFA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 2 0 0 0– 2 1 – – –x B D F A Dmedium
x 4 2 4 2 3– 3 1 4 1 2x B D A B Fmedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 5 3– 2 – 3 4 1x B x A D Fhard
x 4 5 4 0 0– 1 2 1 – –x B F A A Deasy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 5 71 3 1 2 1 4F D F B D Amedium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 6 8 0– 2 4 1 3 –x D A B F Dmedium
11 7 9 0 0 74 1 3 – – 2B D A F A Ahard
11 10 9 0 8 04 3 2 – 1 –B F A F F Dmedium
11 10 9 9 12 93 2 1 1 4 1B F A D A Bmedium · barre on fret 9
11 10 11 0 0 02 1 3 – – –B F B F A Deasy
x x 11 12 12 12– – 1 2 3 4x x B F A Dmedium
x 4 2 0 0 3– 3 1 – – 2x B D F A Fmedium
x 4 2 4 x 3– 3 1 4 – 2x B D A x Fhard
x 4 5 4 5 0– 1 2 1 3 –x B F A D Deasy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 0 71 3 1 2 – 4F D F B A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 6 8 x– 2 4 1 3 –x D A B F xmedium

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