Standard
B half-diminished ninth · Open position
Bm9♭5 guitar chord
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How to play Bm9♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 2 0 2 2 1 (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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