Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:B · D · F · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 0 2 0 3	– 3 – 1 – 2	x B D A B F	medium
x 4 3 2 3 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x B F A D x	medium
x 4 3 4 3 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x B F B D A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 4 7 4 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	x B A B F D	medium · barre on fret 4
5 7 0 7 0 7	1 2 – 3 – 4	F D D D B A	medium
x x 9 7 6 7	– – 4 2 1 3	x x B D F A	medium
11 7 7 10 10 7	4 1 1 2 3 1	B D A F A A	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 10 10 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x x B F A D	easy
11 10 12 10 10 12	2 1 3 1 1 4	B F D F A D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 4 3 2 0 0	– 3 2 1 – –	x B F A B D	medium
x 4 x 2 3 3	– 4 – 1 2 3	x B x A D F	hard
x 4 3 7 3 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x B F D D A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 4 0 4 6 7	– 1 – 2 3 4	x B D B F A	medium
5 7 7 7 0 0	1 2 3 4 – –	F D A D B D	medium
x x 7 7 6 9	– – 2 3 1 4	x x A D F B	medium
11 10 7 7 10 7	4 2 1 1 3 1	B F A D A A	hard · barre on fret 7

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-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.