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Open G tuning

Bm7b5 on guitar

Bm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled B, D, F and A. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is x40203, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteBDFA
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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, open, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 3 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.312
x40203sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr1234
910010100sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
B half-diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 1, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1324
x40767sits at fret 4, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7, fret 7, fret 7, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 2 to 4.7fr2
977700sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 2 strings ring open
B half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr4213
xx9767sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B half-diminished, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3, open, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr2134
x43707sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 14, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 14, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 14, strings 2 to 4.14fr2
014151400sits at fret 14, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 14 and lets 3 strings ring open
B half-diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 14 with finger 3, open, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr231
014014012sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
B half-diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 10 with finger 1, open, fret 14 with finger 2, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr12
01001400sits at fret 10, spans 4 frets and lets 4 strings ring open
B half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.321
x43200sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 4, open, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4123
x40233sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.4213
x43230sits at fret 2, 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.

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