B7b5/A Banjo Chord
B7b5/A for Banjo has the notes B D# F A and can be played 4 different ways. Learn about its related chords and interval structure: R 3 b5 m7.
B7b5/A Chord
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B7b5/A Banjo Chord Charts




B7b5/A Inversions on banjo
B7b5/A Chord Structure
Notes: B D# F AInterval structure: R 3 b5 m7
Chord construction:
major chord: chord has major third (R + 3)
chord is (b5): major + has diminished 5th (R´+ b5)
chord is 7b5 (major with diminished 5th and dominant 7): b5 + m7
Chords related to B7b5/A
B7b5 F7b5 F7b5/A B7b5/F F7b5/B F7b5/D# F7b5/Eb B7b5/Eb B7b5/D#B7b5/A on other instruments
B7b5/A piano




Scales Related to B7b5/A
Scales that include all of the notes of B7b5/A.C melodic minor F#/Gb melodic minor D diminished (halftone - wholetone) F diminished (halftone - wholetone) G#/Ab diminished (halftone - wholetone) B diminished (halftone - wholetone) C diminished (wholetone - halftone) D#/Eb diminished (wholetone - halftone) F#/Gb diminished (wholetone - halftone) A diminished (wholetone - halftone) C#/Db whole tone D#/Eb whole tone F whole tone G whole tone A whole tone B whole tone C#/Db leading whole tone D#/Eb leading whole tone F leading whole tone G leading whole tone
B7b5/A chord staff

B7b5/A summary table
Banjo chord name | B7b5/A |
Notes and structure | B D# F A ( R 3 b5 m7) |
Related Chords | B7b5 F7b5 F7b5/A B7b5/F F7b5/B F7b5/D# F7b5/Eb B7b5/Eb B7b5/D# |
Chord Categories | maj dim 7 |
Chord Construction | major chord: chord has major third (R + 3) chord is (b5): major + has diminished 5th (R´+ b5) chord is 7b5 (major with diminished 5th and dominant 7): b5 + m7 |
B7b5/A on other instruments | B7b5/A piano![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References related to this chord
maj dim 7Major Seventh Chords on Wikipedia
Dominant Seventh Chords on Wikipedia