Bbm7b5 Guitar Chord
B flat minor seventh flat fifth for guitar

Bbm7b5 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 7 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: Bb Db E Ab (R m3 m5 m7).


Bbm7b5 Chord

Full name: B flat minor seventh flat fifth
AKA: Bbº7   Bb1/2dim   Bb1/2dim7   Bbm7(b5)   Bbm7(-5)  
Guitar sound:


Bbm7b5 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 1 x 1 2 0 Difficulty level: Rookie
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 1, x, 1, 2, 0 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 1, x, 1, 2, 0
Simplified notation: 6 7 6 6 9 6 Difficulty level: Intermediate
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, 9, 6 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, 9, 6
Simplified notation: x 1 2 1 2 0
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 1, 2, 1, 2, 0 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 1, 2, 1, 2, 0

Simplified notation: 6 4 x 6 5 4
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 4, x, 6, 5, 4 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 4, x, 6, 5, 4

Simplified notation: 6 7 6 6 x 6
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, x, 6 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, x, 6

Simplified notation: x 13 11 13 11 12
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 13, 11, 13, 11, 12 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 13, 11, 13, 11, 12

Simplified notation: 6 x 6 9 9 9
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, x, 6, 9, 9, 9 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, x, 6, 9, 9, 9



Bbm7b5 Chord Structure

Notes: Bb Db E Ab
Interval structure: R m3 m5 m7

Chord construction:
R = Bb
Bb + minor interval = Db (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Db + minor interval = E (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th)
E + major interval = Ab (scale degree = 7th)


Chords related to Bbm7b5

A#m7b5 ;


Bbm7b5 on other instruments

Bbm7b5 piano
Bbm7b5 Piano chord chartBbm7b5 guitar
Bbm7b5 Guitar chord chartBbm7b5 ukulele
Bbm7b5 mandolin
Bbm7b5 banjo


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Bbm7b5 Chord Harmonized Progressions

B major scale harmonized 7th chords
Bmaj7 Dbm7 Ebm7 Emaj7 Gb7 Abm7 Bbm7b5

Ab natural minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Abm7 Bbm7b5 Bmaj7 Dbm7 Ebm7 Emaj7 Gb7

Ab harmonic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Abm(maj7) Bbm7b5 Bmaj7#5 Dbm7 Eb7 Emaj7 Gdim7

B melodic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Bm(maj7) Dbm7 Dmaj7#5 E7 Gb7 Abdim7 Bbm7b5




Scales Related to Bbm7b5

Scales that include all of the notes of Bbm7b5.
B major C#/Db melodic minor B melodic minor B ionian F harmonic minor G#/Ab harmonic minor G#/Ab natural minor C#/Db dorian D#/Eb phrygian E lydian F#/Gb mixolydian G#/Ab aeolian A#/Bb locrian A#/Bb blues C#/Db diminished (halftone - wholetone) E diminished (halftone - wholetone) G diminished (halftone - wholetone) A#/Bb diminished (halftone - wholetone) D diminished (wholetone - halftone) F diminished (wholetone - halftone)

Bbm7b5 summary table

Guitar chord name Bbm7b5 (B flat minor seventh flat fifth)
Guitar sound
Notes and structureBb Db E Ab (R m3 m5 m7)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords A#m7b5 ;
Chord Categories diminished chord with a minor 7   7th chord  
Other Notations Bbº7   Bb1/2dim   Bb1/2dim7   Bbm7(b5)   Bbm7(-5)  
Chord Construction R = Bb
Bb + minor interval = Db (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Db + minor interval = E (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th)
E + major interval = Ab (scale degree = 7th)
Bbm7b5 on other instrumentsBbm7b5 piano
Bbm7b5 Piano chord chartBbm7b5 guitar
Bbm7b5 Guitar chord chartBbm7b5 ukulele
Bbm7b5 mandolin
Bbm7b5 banjo

Alter notes of Bbm7b5

E
C#
G#
 
A#
 
X
X
X
X
X
X




References related to this chord

diminished chord with a minor 7   7th chord  

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