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# Bm7♭5 arpeggio on guitar

The B half-diminished arpeggio has 4 notes: B, D, F, A.

| Note | B | D | F | A |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |

## Bm7♭5 on the whole neck

Every Bm7♭5 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

Bm7♭5 Note names

Bm7♭5 Degrees

## Bm7♭5 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 9 notes

Position 2: frets 2–6, 9 notes

Position 3: frets 4–8, 10 notes

Position 4: frets 7–10, 10 notes

Position 5: frets 9–13, 10 notes

## Bm7♭5 voicings

- [Bm7♭5 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2)
- [Bm7♭5 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3)
- [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with Bm7♭5 in them

Scales on this site that contain Bm7♭5 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 7
- [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on 2
- [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on 6
- [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on 5
- [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on ♯4
- [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 3
- [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on 1
- [A harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) on 2
- [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) on 7
- [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) on 6
- [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) on 1
- [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 7
- [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 3
- [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) on ♭7
- [B altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) on 1
- [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) on ♯4
- [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) on 3
- [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) on 5
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 7
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on 6

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-a-minor) (Bm7♭5 as iiø7)

## Half-diminished arpeggio in every key

- [Cm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7b5)
- [C♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5)
- [Dm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5)
- [D♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5)
- [Em7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5)
- [Fm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5)
- [F♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7b5)
- [Gm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5)
- [G♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5)
- [Am7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5)
- [B♭m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5)
- Bm7♭5

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the Bm7♭5 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-m7b5:11:arpeggio)
