B Half-diminished 7th Chord (Bm7b5) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
B half-diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as
Bm7b5
or
BΓΈ, with the notes on piano and chord inversions. It's abbreviated as
Bm7b5
because the half-diminished 7th chord is a minor 7th chord with a flat 5.
The
B half-diminished 7th chord has the notes
B D F A. The
3 inversions to the B half-diminished 7th chord are
D F A B,
F A B D
and
A B D F.
The intervals of the Bm7b5 chord are the
root (B) ,
minor third (D) ,
diminished fifth (F)
and minor seventh (A) .
πΈ You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
Bm7b5 chord in common positions on the guitar
fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
B half-diminished 7th Chord on Piano
β¨οΈ hint: use numbers 1 to 4 on a computer keyboard to trigger the Bm7b5 chord and its inversions.
Bm7b5 chord
notes: B D F A
- B
- D
- F
- A
Bm7b5 1st inversion
notes: D F A B
- D
- F
- A
- B
Bm7b5 2nd inversion
notes: F A B D
- F
- A
- B
- D
Bm7b5 3rd inversion
notes: A B D F
- A
- B
- D
- F
πΈ Bm7b5 Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the B half-diminished 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
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Major Chords
CmajC♯majDβmajDmajDβ―majEβmajEmajFmajFβ―majGβmajGmajGβ―majAβmajAmajAβ―majBβmajBmajMinor Chords
Cmin C♯min DβminDminD♯minEβminEminFminF♯minGβminGminG♯minAβminAminA♯minBβminBminDiminished Chords
Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimEβdimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimBβdimBdimAugmented Chords
Caug C♯aug DβaugDaugD♯augEβaugEaugFaugF♯augGβaugGaugG♯augAβaugAaugA♯augBβaugBaugDominant 7th and 9th Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7Eβ7F♯7Aβ7Bβ7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9Eβ9F♯9Aβ9Bβ9Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susPiano Samples
The piano samples used for this B half-diminished 7th chord reference are from β Salamander Grand Piano V3 β by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.