Bm7♭5 chord on Irish Bouzouki – GDAE
in GDAE tuning · Also known as Octave mandolin tuning
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
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Fingerings (10)
Bm7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 0 0 1 | 2 – – 1 | B D A F | medium | |
| 4 3 5 5 | 2 1 3 4 | B F D A | medium | |
| 4 0 8 5 | 1 – 3 2 | B D F A | hard | |
| 7 9 8 5 | 2 4 3 1 | D B F A | hard | |
| 7 7 8 7 | 1 1 2 1 | D A F B | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 9 0 10 | 2 1 – 3 | F B A D | easy | |
| 2 0 2 1 | 2 – 3 1 | A D B F | easy | |
| 10 0 0 7 | 2 – – 1 | F D A B | medium | |
| 10 9 12 10 | 2 1 4 3 | F B A D | medium | |
| 7 3 0 7 | 2 1 – 3 | D F A B | hard |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki – GDAE 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.