Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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
0 2 2 2 2 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	F B D A D x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 5 5	– 1 1 1 2 3	x B D A F A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 5 5 4 5 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	A D F B F x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 5 7 5 5	2 1 1 3 1 1	B D F D F A	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 9 7 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	B F A D x x	medium
0 8 9 7 9 7	– 2 3 1 4 1	F F A D A B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 9 x 11 10	– 1 2 – 4 3	F F A x B D	hard
x x 11 10 9 10	– – 4 2 1 3	x x B F A D	medium
0 0 11 10 11 10	– – 2 1 3 1	F A B F B D	easy · barre on fret 10
x 2 x 2 2 1	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x A D F	hard
x 2 5 2 2 5	– 1 2 1 1 3	x B F A D A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 5 5 4 x x	1 2 3 1 – –	A D F B x x	easy · barre on fret 4
6 8 5 7 5 5	2 4 1 3 1 1	B F F D F A	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 x 7 9 x	1 3 – 2 4 –	B F x D A x	hard
x 8 9 7 9 7	– 2 3 1 4 1	x F A D A B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 11 x 9 10	– 1 4 – 2 3	F F B x A D	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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.