Bm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

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 2 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	x B D F A D	medium
x 4 2 4 2 3	– 3 1 4 1 2	x B D A B F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 5 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x A D F	hard
x 4 5 4 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x B F A A D	easy · barre on fret 4
9 7 5 0 0 7	4 2 1 – – 3	B D F F A A	hard
9 10 9 6 0 0	2 4 3 1 – –	B F A B A D	hard
9 7 9 0 0 7	3 1 4 – – 2	B D A F A A	medium
9 10 9 0 8 0	2 4 3 – 1 –	B F A F F D	medium
9 10 9 9 0 0	1 2 1 1 – –	B F A D A D	easy · barre on fret 9
0 10 11 0 12 12	– 1 2 – 3 4	D F B F A D	medium
x x 11 12 12 12	– – 1 2 3 4	x x B F A D	medium
x 4 2 0 0 3	– 3 1 – – 2	x B D F A F	medium
x 4 2 4 x 3	– 3 1 4 – 2	x B D A x F	hard
3 4 x 4 5 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	F B x A D x	hard
x 4 5 4 5 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F A D D	easy · barre on fret 4
9 7 5 0 0 9	3 2 1 – – 4	B D F F A B	hard

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 – Whole Step Down (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

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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.