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Bm7♭5 Chord on Guitar

Bm7♭5 is the B half-diminished (ø) chord — 4 notes (B, D, F, A) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: B · D · F · AFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

Bm7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • Bm7♭5 – open position×R♭3♭7R♭5open position
  • Bm7♭5 – fret 2×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 2
  • Bm7♭5 – fret 77R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 7
  • Bm7♭5 – fret 99××R♭5♭7♭3fret 9
  • Bm7♭5 – fret 1212×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 12
  • Bm7♭5 – fret 1414×R♭5♭7♭3×fret 14

Bm7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭512♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭57×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭5××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭7♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭710×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭76××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: R7R♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: R×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: R9××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭39♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭34×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭312××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

Bm7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭39♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭34×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭512♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭57×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭7♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: ♭710×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: R6R×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • Bm7♭5 – bass: R×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

Bm7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • Bm7♭5 – R-3-75R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • Bm7♭5 – R-3-712×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • Bm7♭5 – R-7-37R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • Bm7♭5 – R-7-3×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain Bm7♭5

Scales to play over Bm7♭5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain B, D, F, A.

Other B chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the Bm7♭5 chord?
Bm7♭5 (B half-diminished (ø)) contains B, D, F, A — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play Bm7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is x20201 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with Bm7♭5?
Good choices to solo over Bm7♭5: B Locrian, B Locrian ♮2, B Blues.
What key is Bm7♭5 in?
Bm7♭5 is diatonic in C major (viiø7), A minor (iiø7).