Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G
in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Bm7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 0 2 2 1 0 | 4 – 2 3 1 – | B D A D F A | medium | |
| 4 3 2 2 5 2 | 3 2 1 1 4 1 | B F A D A B | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 3 x x 5 5 | 2 1 – – 3 4 | B F x x A D | hard | |
| 4 0 4 5 5 0 | 1 – 2 3 4 – | B D B F A A | medium | |
| x 9 7 5 5 5 | – 3 2 1 1 1 | x B D F A D | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 9 7 9 7 8 | – 3 1 4 1 2 | x B D A B F | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 9 x 9 10 8 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | x B x A D F | hard | |
| x 9 10 9 10 0 | – 1 2 1 3 – | x B F A D A | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| 10 12 10 11 10 12 | 1 3 1 2 1 4 | F D F B D A | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 4 0 4 2 1 0 | 3 – 4 2 1 – | B D B D F A | medium | |
| 4 3 2 2 x x | 4 3 1 2 – – | B F A D x x | medium | |
| 4 3 7 x 5 x | 2 1 4 – 3 – | B F D x A x | hard | |
| 4 0 4 5 5 x | 1 – 2 3 4 – | B D B F A x | medium | |
| x 9 7 5 5 0 | – 4 3 1 2 – | x B D F A A | hard | |
| x 9 7 9 x 8 | – 3 1 4 – 2 | x B D A x F | hard | |
| x 9 10 9 10 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x B F A D x | easy · barre on fret 9 |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | B |
| ♭3 | 3 | D |
| ♭5 | 6 | F |
| ♭7 | 10 | A |
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.