Bm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled B, D, F and A. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x20201, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.
Notes and intervals
Note
B
D
F
A
Interval
1P
3m
5d
7m
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.
x20201sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx2323xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and mutes 2 strings90010010sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open00340xsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string000767sits at fret 6, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open000405sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open98770xsits at fret 7, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 7, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string9801010xsits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string000100xsits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 1 string000705sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 4 strings ring openx14014013sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx140141213sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Keys Bm7b5 belongs to
Bm7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.