What notes are in a Bbm9b5 chord?

Bbm9b5 is Bb, Db, Fb, Ab, C: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9 of Bb.

How do you play Bbm9b5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 6 4 6 5 5 4; 5th String Root: x 13 11 13 13 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbm9b5?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm9b5: Bb Locrian Natural 2, Bb Ukrainian Dorian, Bb Dorian b5.

Guitar chord · Minor 9b5

Bbm9b5 chord (Bb Minor 9b5)

Half-diminished 7th with the 9th: it fits the Locrian ♮2 scale and often serves as the ii chord of a minor ii-V-I.

Notes BbDbFbAbC

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9

Shapes 2 on this page

Bbm9b5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

6th String Root 6 4 6 5 5 4

5th String Root x 13 11 13 13 12

Interactive chord diagram

Bbm9b5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bbm9b5

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbm9b5 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Locrian Natural 2 Bb Ukrainian Dorian Bb Dorian b5

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbm9b5 chord?: Bbm9b5 is Bb, Db, Fb, Ab, C: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9 of Bb.
How do you play Bbm9b5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 6 4 6 5 5 4; 5th String Root: x 13 11 13 13 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbm9b5?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm9b5: Bb Locrian Natural 2, Bb Ukrainian Dorian, Bb Dorian b5.

Minor 9b5 chords in every key

Cm9b5 C#m9b5 Dm9b5 Ebm9b5 Em9b5 Fm9b5 F#m9b5 Gm9b5 Abm9b5 Am9b5 Bbm9b5 Bm9b5