How To Play The Bmin7b5 Ukulele Chord
To play the Bmin7b5 chord, place the middle finger on the 2nd fret of the top g-string, ring finger on the 2nd fret of the C-string, index finger on the 1st fret of the E-string, and little finger on the 2nd fret of the bottom A-string.
Bmin7b5 Ukulele Chord Explanation
The Bmin7(b5) chord is a minor-seventh-flat-five chord, also known as a half-diminished-seventh chord, and contains the notes B-D-F-A.
To build a Bmin7(b5), take the minor seventh chord formula (1-b3-5-b7) and apply it to the B major scale (B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#). Flat the fifth scale degree to make the minor-seventh-flat-five formula 1-b3-b5-b7.
Identify the first, flat third, flat fifth, and flat seventh scale degrees in the B major scale which are B-D-F-A to form the Bmin7(b5) chord.
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