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Drop D tuning

B#m7b5 on guitar

B#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled B#, D#, F# and A#. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x31312, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteB#D#F#A#
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

B# half-diminished, open position, capo 0342
x31312sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
B# half-diminished, open position, capo 023
x3434xsits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 4, capo 04fr324
464546sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 4
B# half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr1234
xx10111111sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 8, capo 08fr32
10988xxsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 8 and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr2314
xx8878sits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr342
x1513151314sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13 and mutes 1 string
B# half-diminished, position 5, capo 05fr2413
x6857xsits at fret 5, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr234
x1313111311sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11 and mutes 1 string
B# half-diminished, position 6, capo 06fr4321
xx10876sits at fret 6, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, open position, capo 032
111312sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1
B# half-diminished, open position, capo 0342
131312sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1

Keys B#m7b5 belongs to

B#m7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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