Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E
in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E
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 0 1 1 3 1 | – – 1 1 2 1 | x B F A D F | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| 7 3 5 3 6 x | 4 1 2 1 3 – | B D A B F x | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 0 5 6 6 5 | – – 1 2 3 1 | x B A D F A | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 6 7 6 10 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | B F B D A x | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| 7 10 7 9 0 10 | 1 3 1 2 – 4 | B A B F B D | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 10 9 10 10 | – – 2 1 3 4 | x B D F A D | medium | |
| x 0 1 1 3 x | – – 1 2 3 – | x B F A D x | medium | |
| x 3 5 3 6 5 | – 1 2 1 4 3 | x D A B F A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 0 5 6 6 5 | 4 – 1 2 3 1 | B B A D F A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 6 10 6 10 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | B F D D A x | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| 10 0 7 9 10 7 | 3 – 1 2 4 1 | D B B F A B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 0 10 9 10 x | 2 – 3 1 4 – | D B D F A x | medium | |
| x 0 5 1 3 1 | – – 3 1 2 1 | x B A A D F | hard · barre on fret 1 | |
| 5 3 5 3 6 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | A D A B F x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 0 5 6 6 x | – – 1 2 3 – | x B A D F x | easy | |
| 7 6 x 6 10 x | 3 1 – 2 4 – | B F x D A x | hard |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open E 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.