B dominant seventh flat five · Open position
B7♭5 guitar chord
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B dominant seventh flat five flat nine · Frets 1–2
B dominant seventh sharp nine flat five · Frets 1–3
How to play B7♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 2 1 2 0 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B7♭5?
B7♭5, B dominant seventh flat five, is B, D♯, F and A: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the diminished fifth (F) and the minor seventh (A). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7.
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Dominant seventh flat five chords in every key
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