Guitar · drop voicings
Bm7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Bm7♭5 drop 3 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 4 frets. Drop-3 half-diminished recipe: b3-1-b5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | B | D | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Bm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: B A D F from the bass
Grip 7-x-7-7-6-x · frets 6–71st inversion: D B F A from the bass
Grip 10-x-9-10-10-x · frets 9–102nd inversion: F D A B from the bass
Grip 13-x-12-14-12-x · frets 12–14Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F D A B from the bass
Grip 13-x-12-14-12-x · frets 12–143rd inversion: A F B D from the bass
Grip 5-x-3-4-3-x · frets 3–5Bm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: B A D F from the bass
Grip x-2-x-2-3-1 · frets 1–31st inversion: D B F A from the bass
Grip x-5-x-4-6-5 · frets 4–62nd inversion: F D A B from the bass
Grip x-8-x-7-10-7 · frets 7–10Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F D A B from the bass
Grip x-8-x-7-10-7 · frets 7–103rd inversion: A F B D from the bass
Grip x-12-x-10-12-10 · frets 10–12More Bm7♭5
Scales with Bm7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- C major on 7
- A minor on 2
- D Dorian on 6
- E Phrygian on 5
- F Lydian on ♯4
- G Mixolydian on 3
- B Locrian on 1
- A harmonic minor on 2
- C melodic minor on 7
- D melodic minor on 6
- B blues on 1
- C bebop dominant on 7
- G bebop dominant on 3
- C♯ altered on ♭7
- B altered on 1
- F Lydian dominant on ♯4
- G Lydian dominant on 3
- E Phrygian dominant on 5
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on 7
- D, F, A♭ and B 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 (Bm7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 3 m7b5 in every key
Practice it in Practice Lab
Practice Bm7♭5 drop 3 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.
Open it in Practice Lab