Bbm7b5 Guitar Chord
B flat minor seventh flat fifth for guitar

Bbm7b5 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 16 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: Bb Db E Ab (R m3 m5 m7).


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Guitar chord name
Bbm7b5 (B flat minor seventh flat fifth)
Guitar sound
Alternate tunings
Notes and structure
Bb Db E Ab (R m3 m5 m7)
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Related Chords
A#m7b5 ;
Chord Categories
diminished chord with a minor 7   7th chord ;
Alternative Names
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)
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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 6 6 5 4
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4

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

Simplified notation: 6 7 6 6 9 9
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, 9, 9 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, 9, 9

Simplified notation: 6 7 6 9 9 9
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 9, 9, 9 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 9, 9, 9

Simplified notation: x 1 2 1 2 4
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 1, 2, 1, 2, 4 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets x, 1, 2, 1, 2, 4

Simplified notation: 6 7 6 6 5 x
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, 5, x Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, 5, x

Simplified notation: 6 7 8 9 9 9
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9

Simplified notation: 6 7 8 6 9 6
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 8, 6, 9, 6 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 8, 6, 9, 6

Simplified notation: 6 7 8 6 9 9
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 8, 6, 9, 9 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 8, 6, 9, 9

Simplified notation: 6 7 6 6 x 4
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, x, 4 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 7, 6, 6, x, 4

Simplified notation: 6 4 2 x 2 4
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 4, 2, x, 2, 4 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, 4, 2, x, 2, 4

Simplified notation: 6 x 2 6 2 4
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, x, 2, 6, 2, 4 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, x, 2, 6, 2, 4

Simplified notation: 6 x 6 6 5 9
Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, x, 6, 6, 5, 9 Bbm7b5 for guitar on frets 6, x, 6, 6, 5, 9





Scales Related to this chord

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)

Tweak chord notes

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References related to this chord

Dominant Seventh Chords on Wikipedia
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