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Ukulele (low G) tuning

Bm7b5 on guitar

Bm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled B, D, F and A. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is 4555, which sits at fret 4 and spans 1 fret. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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 01234
4555sits at fret 4 and spans 1 fret
B half-diminished, open position, capo 02314
2212sits at fret 1 and spans 1 fret
B half-diminished, open position, capo 0213
4250sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and lets 1 string ring open
B half-diminished, position 5, capo 05fr213
7570sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
B half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr21
x11100sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr32
7978sits at fret 7 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7
B half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr2314
14141314sits at fret 13 and spans 1 fret
B half-diminished, open position, capo 0321
4210sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and lets 1 string ring open
B half-diminished, open position, capo 02134
4255sits at fret 2 and spans 3 frets
B half-diminished, open position, capo 023
4252sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2
B half-diminished, open position, capo 0213
425xsits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and mutes 1 string
B half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr2
1011100sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and lets 1 string ring open

Keys Bm7b5 belongs to

Bm7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Bm7b5 in another tuning

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