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Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voices B, D, F, A with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.

Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteBDFA
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 11String 5, fret 8, b5b5String 3, fret 7, b3b3String 2, fret 10, b7b7
Root position: B F D A from the bass
Grip 7-8-x-7-10-x · frets 7–10
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b3b3String 5, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 10, b5b5String 2, fret 12, 11
1st inversion: D A F B from the bass
Grip 10-12-x-10-12-x · frets 10–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 1, b5b5String 5, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 2, b7b7String 2, fret 3, b3b3
2nd inversion: F B A D from the bass
Grip 1-2-x-2-3-x · frets 1–3
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12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 1, b5b5String 5, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 2, b7b7String 2, fret 3, b3b3
2nd inversion: F B A D from the bass
Grip 1-2-x-2-3-x · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, b7b7String 5, fret 5, b3b3String 3, fret 4, 11String 2, fret 6, b5b5
3rd inversion: A D B F from the bass
Grip 5-5-x-4-6-x · frets 4–6

Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, 11String 4, fret 3, b5b5String 2, fret 3, b3b3String 1, fret 5, b7b7
Root position: B F D A from the bass
Grip x-2-3-x-3-5 · frets 2–5
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b3b3String 4, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 6, b5b5String 1, fret 7, 11
1st inversion: D A F B from the bass
Grip x-5-7-x-6-7 · frets 5–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, b5b5String 4, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 10, b7b7String 1, fret 10, b3b3
2nd inversion: F B A D from the bass
Grip x-8-9-x-10-10 · frets 8–10
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89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, b5b5String 4, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 10, b7b7String 1, fret 10, b3b3
2nd inversion: F B A D from the bass
Grip x-8-9-x-10-10 · frets 8–10
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, b7b7String 4, fret 12, b3b3String 2, fret 12, 11String 1, fret 13, b5b5
3rd inversion: A D B F from the bass
Grip x-12-12-x-12-13 · frets 12–13

Scales with Bm7♭5 in them

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