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Guitar chord · Major 7b5

Bmaj7b5 chord (B Major 7b5)

Major 7th with a lowered 5th: a rare chord with a tritone between the root and the ♭5.

Notes BD#FA#
Formula 1 3 ♭5 7
Shapes 3 on this page

Bmaj7b5 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 7 8 8 8 x x
5th String Root x 2 3 3 4 x
4th String Root x x 9 10 11 11

Interactive chord diagram

Bmaj7b5 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 Bmaj7b5

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bmaj7b5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bmaj7b5 chord?
Bmaj7b5 is B, D#, F, A#: the 1, 3, ♭5, 7 of B.
How do you play Bmaj7b5 on guitar?
6th String Root: 7 8 8 8 x x; 5th String Root: x 2 3 3 4 x; 4th String Root: x x 9 10 11 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bmaj7b5?
Scales on B that contain every note of Bmaj7b5: B Lydian, B Lydian Augmented, B Lydian #2, B Lydian Augmented #2, B Lydian #2 #6, B Leading Whole Tone.

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