Ukulele chord · Sevenths
B♭ half-diminished 7th chord on ukulele
3444 · 3rd fret
All 3 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
3 ways to play B♭m7♭5 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
B♭m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in B major. In minor keys: iiø7 in G♯ minor.
- Notes
- B♭D♭F♭A♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 3 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · 3rd fret
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 3rd string (C): 4th fret, middle finger (2) F♭
- 2nd string (E): 4th fret, ring finger (3) A♭
- 1st string (A): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) D♭
Tablature
A|--4---| E|--4---| C|--4---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭m7♭5 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭m7♭5 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual B♭m7♭5 shape is 3444, using four fingers.
Notice the F♭ in B♭m7♭5 (B♭ D♭ F♭ A♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (B–D–F–A), so the diminished 5th has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
