B half-diminished arpeggio for guitar (Bm7♭5)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the B half-diminished arpeggio (Bm7♭5): B · D · F · A.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
Bm7♭5
BDFA
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
B
Root
· R
D
Third
· ♭3
F
Fifth
· ♭5
A
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
Bm7♭5Formula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5 ♭7
Notes in key
B D F A
Typical use
Over VII° half-diminished; II in a minor key.
B half-diminished
The B half-diminished arpeggio is made up of: B · D · F · A.
The half-diminished arpeggio (m7♭5): diminished triad plus minor seventh, the chord of the vii degree in a major key and the ii degree in a minor key.