Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:B · D · F · A

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 6 2 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	x B D F A F	hard
2 4 5 4 2 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	D A F A B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 4 5 4	– 4 2 1 3 1	x B F A D A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 0 9	– 2 1 3 – 4	x B F B A D	hard
x 6 9 6 8 9	– 1 3 1 2 4	x B A B F D	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 9 0 8 0	4 2 3 – 1 –	B D A F F F	medium
11 9 9 9 12 12	2 1 1 1 3 4	B D A D A F	medium · barre on fret 9
x 6 2 4 2 0	– 3 1 2 1 –	x B D A B F	hard · barre on fret 2
5 4 2 4 2 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	F A D A B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 0 5 4	– 4 2 – 3 1	x B F F D A	medium
x 6 5 9 0 6	– 2 1 4 – 3	x B F D A B	hard
x 6 9 9 8 6	– 1 3 4 2 1	x B A D F B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 9 0 8 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	B D A F F x	medium
11 9 9 12 12 9	2 1 1 3 4 1	B D A F A D	medium · barre on fret 9
x 6 2 0 0 4	– 3 1 – – 2	x B D F A A	hard
2 4 5 6 2 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	D A F B B x	hard · barre on fret 2

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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.