Bm7b5 Chord on Guitar: How To Play the B Minor Seventh Flat five chord

B m7b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals that compose the B Minor Seventh Flat five chord are Root, Minor Third, diminished Fifth, and Minor Seventh

The B Minor Seventh Flat five chord is known as:

  • B Minor Seventh Flat Five
  • B Half-diminished Seventh
  • B Half-diminished 7
  • B Ø7
  • B M7-5
  • B Min7-5
  • Bm7b5

This chord is made up of the notes B, D, F, and A

Notes that compose the B m7b5 chord:

BDFA

Chord structure of the Minor Seventh Flat five chord:

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b2
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b3
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b5
5
#5
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b7
7

B Minor Seventh Flat five Guitar Chord Shapes

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Position 1
Movable

B m7b5 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Movable

B m7b5 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
Open

B m7b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
BarreMovable

B m7b5 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m7b5 | D m7b5 | E m7b5 | F m7b5 | G m7b5 | A m7b5 | B m7b5 | C#m7b5 | D#m7b5 | F#m7b5 | G#m7b5 | A#m7b5

How to create your own B m7b5 chord fingerings

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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b7
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