Bm7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 | 3 1 – – 4 – 2 | B F A D A B F | medium | |
| x x 2 3 2 3 x | – – 1 2 1 3 – | x x B F A D x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 7 x 3 4 3 5 | – 4 – 1 2 1 3 | x B x F B D A | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 7 8 0 4 0 5 | – 3 4 – 1 – 2 | x B F D B B A | hard | |
| x 7 8 0 7 0 5 | – 2 4 – 3 – 1 | x B F D D B A | medium | |
| x 7 x 7 7 6 x | – 2 – 3 4 1 – | x B x A D F x | hard | |
| x 7 8 7 7 0 x | – 1 2 1 1 – – | x B F A D B x | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| 0 10 8 0 10 0 10 | – 2 1 – 3 – 4 | A D F D F B D | medium | |
| x x x 9 10 10 10 | – – – 1 2 3 4 | x x x B F A D | medium | |
| 0 10 12 12 10 12 10 | – 1 2 3 1 4 1 | A D A D F B D | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 2 1 0 0 2 0 x | 2 1 – – 3 – – | B F A D A B x | easy | |
| 2 5 2 3 2 3 x | 1 4 1 2 1 3 – | B A B F A D x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 7 x 3 7 3 5 | – 3 – 1 4 1 2 | x B x F D D A | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 7 x 0 4 6 5 | – 4 – – 1 3 2 | x B x D B F A | hard | |
| x 7 x 0 7 6 5 | – 3 – – 4 2 1 | x B x D D F A | hard | |
| 0 7 0 0 7 6 7 | – 2 – – 3 1 4 | A B A D D F B | medium |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop A 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.