Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm
in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning
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 4 0 2 4 3 | – 3 – 1 4 2 | x B D A D F | medium | |
| x 4 3 2 4 x | – 3 2 1 4 – | x B F A D x | medium | |
| x 4 3 x 4 7 | – 2 1 – 3 4 | x B F x D A | hard | |
| x 4 7 4 7 0 | – 1 2 1 3 – | x B A B F D | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 9 7 7 7 7 7 | 2 1 1 1 1 1 | B D A D F A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 10 9 10 11 0 | 1 2 1 3 4 – | B F B F A D | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 4 3 2 4 0 | – 3 2 1 4 – | x B F A D D | medium | |
| x 4 x 2 4 3 | – 3 – 1 4 2 | x B x A D F | hard | |
| x 4 3 7 x 7 | – 2 1 3 – 4 | x B F D x A | hard | |
| x 4 0 4 7 7 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x B D B F A | medium | |
| 9 7 7 7 7 9 | 2 1 1 1 1 3 | B D A D F B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 10 0 10 11 0 | 1 2 – 3 4 – | B F D F A D | medium | |
| x 4 0 2 1 3 | – 4 – 2 1 3 | x B D A B F | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 4 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x A F B D x | medium | |
| x 4 7 x 4 3 | – 2 4 – 3 1 | x B A x D F | hard | |
| x 4 0 7 7 7 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x B D D F A | 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 Gm 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.