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Bm7b5 Guitar Chord

Aka: Bø7 B1/2dim7 Bm7(5-) Bm7(-5)
The B half diminished seventh Chord for Guitar has the notes B D F A and interval structure 1 m3 b5 b7 and has 4 possible voicings/fret configurations.

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on guitar frets: x 2 0 2 0 1

Full name:
B half diminished seventh

Common abbreviations:
Bm^7b5 Bø7 B1/2dim7 Bm7(5-) Bm7(-5) B^Ø7 B^Ø⁷

Chord Sound:

Chord Structure:

Notes	B	D	F	A
Intervals	1	m3	b5	b7

Tuning:

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Charts Inversions Left handed charts Related chords Chord on other instruments Harmonized progressions Related scales Chord staff Adjust chord notes

Other Bm7b5 Guitar Chord Charts on standard tuning

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on guitar frets: 7 8 7 7 10 7

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on guitar frets: x 2 3 2 3 5

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on guitar frets: x x 9 10 10 10

Horizontal Chord Charts for Bm7b5

Bm7b5 Inversions on guitar

$Fretboard image for the Bm7b5\D chord on guitar frets: 10 12 12 10 12 10$

$Fretboard image for the Bm7b5\F chord on guitar frets: 1 0 0 2 0 1$

$Fretboard image for the Bm7b5\A chord on guitar frets: x 0 0 2 0 1$

Bm7b5 chord charts for left handed guitar

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on left handled guitar frets: x 2 0 2 0 1

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on left handled guitar frets: 7 8 7 7 10 7

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on left handled guitar frets: x 2 3 2 3 5

Fretboard image for the Bm7b5 chord on left handled guitar frets: x x 9 10 10 10

Fretboard image for the Dm6 chord on guitar frets: 10 12 12 10 12 10

$Fretboard image for the Bdim\A chord on guitar frets: x 0 0 2 0 1$

$Fretboard image for the Dm\B chord on guitar frets: x 2 0 2 0 1$

Fretboard image for the Aaug(sus2/4) chord on guitar frets: x 0 0 2 0 1

$Fretboard image for the Aaug(sus4)\B chord on guitar frets: x 2 0 2 0 1$

$Fretboard image for the Aaug(sus2)\D chord on guitar frets: 10 12 12 10 12 10$

$Fretboard image for the F(b5)\D chord on guitar frets: 10 12 12 10 12 10$

$Fretboard image for the F6b5sus\A chord on guitar frets: x 0 0 2 0 1$

Bm7b5 on other instruments

Piano

Ukulele

Violin

Cello

Viola

Bass

Mandolin

Banjo

Bm7b5 Chord Harmonized Progressions

C major scale harmonized 7th chords
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5

A natural minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Am7 Bm7b5 Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7

A harmonic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Am(maj7) Bm7b5 Cmaj7#5 Dm7 E7 Fmaj7 Abdim7

C melodic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Cm(maj7) Dm7 Ebmaj7#5 F7 G7 Adim7 Bm7b5

Scales Related to Bm7b5

A harmonic minor D melodic minor C major A natural minor D major blues D Diminished (halftone - wholetone) G dominant pentatonic B pentatonic blues A Diminished (wholetone - halftone) B Diminished (halftone - wholetone) C Diminished (wholetone - halftone) C melodic minor F lydian

Bm7b5 chord staff

Tweak notes of Bm7b5

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