Bm7b5 Guitar Chord
Bm7b5 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 8 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: B D F A (R m3 m5 m7).
Bm7b5 Chord
Full name: B minor seventh flat fifthAKA: BÂș7 B1/2dim B1/2dim7 Bm7(b5) Bm7(-5)
Guitar sound:
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Bm7b5 Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: x 2 x 2 3 1
Difficulty level: Advanced


Simplified notation: 7 x 7 7 6 x
Difficulty level: Advanced


Simplified notation: x 2 0 2 0 1


Simplified notation: 7 8 7 7 x 7


Simplified notation: 7 5 x 7 6 5


Simplified notation: x 14 12 14 12 13


Simplified notation: 7 x 7 10 10 10


Simplified notation: x 2 3 4 3 5


Bm7b5 Inversions on guitar
Bm7b5 chord charts for left handed guitar








Bm7b5 Chord Structure
Notes: B D F AInterval structure: R m3 m5 m7
Chord construction:
R = B
B + minor interval = D (scale degree = minor 3rd)
D + minor interval = F (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th)
F + major interval = A (scale degree = 7th)
Bm7b5 on other instruments
Bm7b5 piano




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Bm7b5 Chord Harmonized Progressions
C major scale harmonized 7th chordsCmaj7 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
Scales that include all of the notes of Bm7b5.C major C melodic minor D melodic minor C ionian F#/Gb harmonic minor A harmonic minor A natural minor D dorian E phrygian F lydian G mixolydian A aeolian B locrian B blues 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)
Bm7b5 chord staff

Bm7b5 summary table
Guitar chord name | Bm7b5 (B minor seventh flat fifth) |
Guitar sound | |
Notes and structure | B D F A (R m3 m5 m7) |
Alternate tunings | |
Chord Categories | diminished chord with a minor 7 7th chord |
Other Notations | BÂș7 B1/2dim B1/2dim7 Bm7(b5) Bm7(-5) |
Chord Construction | R = B B + minor interval = D (scale degree = minor 3rd) D + minor interval = F (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th) F + major interval = A (scale degree = 7th) |
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References related to this chord
diminished chord with a minor 7 7th chordDominant Seventh Chords on Wikipedia
Diminished Seventh Chords on Wikipedia