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B half-diminished chord

Symbol: Bm7♭5 · Notes: B – D – F – A

A diminished chord with a minor seventh, also written ø: it is the ii chord of minor keys, right before the dominant (the minor ii – V – i).

How it is built

• B: root
• D: minor third
• F: diminished fifth
• A: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B – D – F – A
• 1st inversion: D – F – A – B
• 2nd inversion: F – A – B – D
• 3rd inversion: A – B – D – F

In which keys

• VII in C major
• II in A minor

Other B chords

B · Bm · B7 · Bmaj7 · Bm7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · Bdim · B+ · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7

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