Bm7♭5 8-string bass chord

How to play Bm7♭5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 1st fret. Let the B, A and D strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, G, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string x 0 1 0 0 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Bm7♭5?

Bm7♭5, B half-diminished seventh, is B, D, F and A: the root (B), the minor third (D), the diminished fifth (F) and the minor seventh (A). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does Bm7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: B, D, F and A. It is also called half-diminished, written Bø7.

Where is Bm7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Bm7♭5 to E7 to Am. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Bm7♭5

Bm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in C major and the iiø7 chord in A minor.