5-string bass · Standard
B half-diminished ninth · Frets 10–12
Bm9♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play Bm9♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 10th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 12th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 12th fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 11th fret.
From the B string 12 10 12 11 10 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Bm9♭5?
Bm9♭5, B half-diminished ninth, is B, D, F, A and C♯: the root (B), the minor third (D), the diminished fifth (F), the minor seventh (A) and the ninth (C♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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