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B half-diminished seventh flat nine · Frets 6–8
Bm7♭5♭9 guitar chord
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How to play Bm7♭5♭9 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your undefined finger on the low E string at the 7th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 7th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 7th fret, your index finger on the B string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 8th fret.
From the low E string 7 8 7 7 6 8 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Bm7♭5♭9
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the B to the high E at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
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Bm7♭5♭9, the easier shape
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What notes are in Bm7♭5♭9?
Bm7♭5♭9, B half-diminished seventh flat nine, is B, D, F, A and C: the root (B), the minor third (D), the diminished fifth (F), the minor seventh (A) and the flat ninth (C). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9.
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Bm7♭5♭9 on other instruments
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