B Minor 7th Flat 5 (Bm7b5) is built from B, D, F, A, which is the 1P - 3m - 5d - 7m formula measured from the root B. This page shows 23 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Minor 7th
Notes: B · D · F · AIntervals: 1P – 3m – 5d – 7m
Fingerings for Bm7b5
Bm7b5low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
Bm7b5low E at fret 1, A at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 4, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
Bm7b5low E at fret 1, A at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 4, B at fret 4, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 2, G at fret 2, high E at fret 1
Bm7b5low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 2
Bm7b5low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1
Bm7b5low E at fret 1, A at fret 2, D at fret 3, G muted, B muted, high E at fret 4
Bm7b5low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 2, G at fret 2, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B open, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 2, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 4, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 1
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 2, D muted, G at fret 4, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
Bm7b5low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
Bm7b5low E muted, A muted, D at fret 4, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 2
Bm7b5low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
Bm7b5low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
Bm7b5low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in Bm7b5
B1P
D3m
F5d
A7m
How to play Bm7b5
B Minor 7th Flat 5 Guitar Chord (Bm7b5) is smooth and mellow, a staple of soul, funk and jazz.
Beginner tip
Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.
Practice idea
Play it as the ii chord and move it to the V to practise the most common jazz cadence.
Bm7b5 FAQ
What notes are in B Minor 7th Flat 5?
B Minor 7th Flat 5 (Bm7b5) contains B, D, F, A. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5d - 7m above the root B.
How do you play Bm7b5 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "Bm7b5": low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2.
Is Bm7b5 hard for beginners?
It sits in the minor seventh family. Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.