Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:B · D · F · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 0 0 1 2	– 3 – – 1 2	x B D A F A	medium
2 2 3 2 x x	1 1 2 1 – –	D A F B x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B F D A x	medium
x 4 0 8 5 4	– 1 – 4 3 2	x B D F A B	hard
x x 9 8 5 7	– – 4 3 1 2	x x B F A D	hard
11 7 7 8 7 7	3 1 1 2 1 1	B D A F B D	hard · barre on fret 7
9 x 9 8 10 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A x B F D x	hard
11 10 9 0 10 x	4 2 1 – 3 –	B F B A D x	medium
11 10 12 12 10 10	2 1 3 4 1 1	B F D A D F	medium · barre on fret 10
x 4 0 0 1 4	– 2 – – 1 3	x B D A F B	medium
x 4 3 5 x 2	– 3 2 4 – 1	x B F D x A	hard
x 4 3 x 5 7	– 2 1 – 3 4	x B F x A D	hard
x 4 0 8 5 7	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B D F A D	hard
5 7 7 5 7 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	F D A D B x	medium · barre on fret 5
11 7 7 8 7 10	4 1 1 2 1 3	B D A F B F	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 12 10 10	– – 1 4 2 3	x x B A D F	medium

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.