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