Bm7♭5 chord on Mandola

in Standard (CGDA) (C-C-G-G-D-D-A-A) tuning

○○113322DDBBFFAA
Bm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:B · D · F · A
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BBBDFA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 4 4 3 3 0 01 1 3 3 2 2 – –D D B B F F A Amedium
2 2 2 2 3 3 2 21 1 1 1 2 2 1 1D D A A F F B Beasy · barre on fret 2
5 5 4 4 0 0 0 02 2 1 1 – – – –F F B B D D A Aeasy
5 5 7 7 9 9 0 01 1 2 2 3 3 – –F F D D B B A Ahard
11 11 7 7 7 7 8 84 4 1 1 2 2 3 3B B D D A A F Fhard
11 11 10 10 12 12 12 122 2 1 1 3 3 4 4B B F F D D A Amedium
5 5 2 2 0 0 2 23 3 1 1 – – 2 2F F A A D D B Bmedium
5 5 4 4 7 7 5 52 2 1 1 4 4 3 3F F B B A A D Dmedium
9 9 7 7 9 9 8 83 3 1 1 4 4 2 2A A D D B B F Fmedium
11 11 10 10 0 0 0 02 2 1 1 – – – –B B F F D D A Aeasy
11 11 10 10 0 0 12 122 2 1 1 – – 3 3B B F F D D A Amedium
11 11 10 10 12 12 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 – –B B F F D D A Amedium

The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for Mandola 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
♭56F
♭710A

More B chords

Other roots

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.