Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D
in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD
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 3 3 2 0 | – 1 2 3 1 – | x B F A B D | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 2 3 3 5 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x B F A D x | medium | |
| x x 3 5 5 7 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x F B D A | hard | |
| 9 5 7 5 8 0 | 4 1 2 1 3 – | B D A B F D | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 9 8 0 8 0 7 | 4 2 – 3 – 1 | B F D D A A | medium | |
| 9 8 9 8 0 9 | 2 1 3 1 – 4 | B F B D A B | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 9 12 9 11 0 12 | 1 3 1 2 – 4 | B A B F A D | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 2 0 3 0 3 | – 1 – 2 – 3 | x B D A A F | easy | |
| x 2 x 3 5 3 | – 1 – 2 4 3 | x B x A D F | hard | |
| x x 7 5 5 3 | – – 4 2 3 1 | x x A B D F | hard | |
| 9 5 7 5 8 x | 4 1 2 1 3 – | B D A B F x | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 9 8 7 8 0 0 | 4 2 1 3 – – | B F A D A D | medium | |
| 9 8 9 8 0 0 | 2 1 3 1 – – | B F B D A D | easy · barre on fret 8 | |
| 9 12 9 11 12 0 | 1 3 1 2 4 – | B A B F A D | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 2 3 3 0 0 | – 1 2 3 – – | x B F A A D | easy | |
| x 5 3 3 2 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x D F A B x | medium |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open D 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.