Bm7♭5
Half-dim · B – D – F – A
- BR
- Dm3
- F♭5
- A♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Bm7♭5 chord
The Bm7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — B is the root, D the minor third, F the diminished fifth and A the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, Bm7♭5 chords sit higher up the neck: 757465, around the 4th fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Bm7♭5 chord?
- The Bm7♭5 chord contains the notes B, D, F and A.
- How do you play Bm7♭5 on guitar?
- A common shape is 757465. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Bm7♭5 chord?
- The Bm7♭5 chord is built from the root (B), a minor third (D), a diminished fifth (F) and a minor seventh (A).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Bm7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.