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Standard tuning

B#m7b5 on guitar

B#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled B#, D#, F# and A#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x31312, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteB#D#F#A#
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

B# half-diminished, open position, capo 0342
x31312sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
B# half-diminished, open position, capo 023
x3434xsits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 8, capo 08fr2
8988xxsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 8 and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr1234
xx10111111sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 4, capo 04fr213
xxx546sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
B# half-diminished, position 6, capo 06fr2134
8688xxsits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr2314
xx8878sits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 5, capo 05fr3241
8685xxsits at fret 5, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr342
x1513151314sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13 and mutes 1 string
B# half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr234
111313111311sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 11
B# half-diminished, open position, capo 0243
211312sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1
B# half-diminished, open position, capo 032
x11312sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string

Keys B#m7b5 belongs to

B#m7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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