Bm7♭5 chord on Oud
in Arabic (CFADGC) 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 0 2 0 2 2 | 1 – 2 – 3 4 | D F B D A D | medium | |
| x x 2 3 2 2 | – – 1 2 1 1 | x x B F A D | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 4 5 3 4 x | – 2 4 1 3 – | x A D F B x | medium | |
| 5 0 0 0 4 5 | 2 – – – 1 3 | F F A D B F | easy | |
| x 6 5 7 7 5 | – 2 1 3 4 1 | x B D A D F | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 6 8 7 7 x | – 1 4 2 3 – | x B F A D x | medium | |
| 11 9 8 7 x x | 4 3 2 1 – – | B D F A x x | hard | |
| 11 x 8 0 10 9 | 4 – 1 – 3 2 | B x F D F A | hard | |
| 11 9 12 9 10 9 | 3 1 4 1 2 1 | B D A B F A | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| 11 12 12 0 10 x | 2 3 4 – 1 – | B F A D F x | medium | |
| 11 12 12 12 x x | 1 2 3 4 – – | B F A D x x | medium | |
| x 0 2 0 2 2 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x F B D A D | easy | |
| x 6 2 3 2 2 | – 3 1 2 1 1 | x B B F A D | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 5 4 0 0 4 5 | 3 1 – – 2 4 | F A A D B F | medium | |
| x 6 x 7 7 5 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | x B x A D F | hard | |
| x 6 8 0 7 9 | – 1 3 – 2 4 | x B F D D A | medium |
The Bm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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.