Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A
in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 1 1 0 1 | – 4 1 2 – 3 | x B D F A F | medium | |
| x 2 4 5 5 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x B F A D x | medium | |
| 7 5 4 5 0 x | 4 2 1 3 – – | B D F A A x | medium | |
| 7 5 8 5 8 5 | 2 1 3 1 4 1 | B D A A F A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 8 8 7 0 10 | 1 2 3 1 – 4 | B F A B A D | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 10 10 8 10 | – – 2 3 1 4 | x A B D F D | medium | |
| x 2 1 1 0 x | – 3 1 2 – – | x B D F A x | easy | |
| x 2 4 x 5 5 | – 1 2 – 3 4 | x B F x D A | hard | |
| 7 5 4 7 0 x | 3 2 1 4 – – | B D F B A x | medium | |
| 7 8 8 5 5 5 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | B F A A D A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 8 10 7 0 10 | 1 2 3 1 – 4 | B F B B A D | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 8 10 10 0 10 | – 1 2 3 – 4 | x F B D A D | medium | |
| x 2 1 x 0 1 | – 3 1 – – 2 | x B D x A F | easy | |
| x 5 4 5 2 x | – 3 2 4 1 – | x D F A B x | medium | |
| 7 5 4 5 x x | 4 2 1 3 – – | B D F A x x | medium | |
| 7 5 8 5 8 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | B D A A F x | medium · barre on fret 5 |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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.