Piano chord · Sevenths
B half-diminished 7th chord on piano
Right hand: B (1), D (2), F (3), A (5)
How to play Bm7♭5 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
Bm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in C major. In minor keys: iiø7 in A minor.
- Notes
- BDFA
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handB1 · thumbD2 · indexF3 · middleA5 · pinky
Left handB5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing Bm7♭5 on piano
On piano, Bm7♭5 sits entirely on white keys.
