Bbm7♭5
Bbm7♭5
Bb M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Bb
RootDb
Minor 3rdE
Diminished 5thAb
Minor 7thInterval Details
Bb
Root
Db
Minor 3rd
E
Diminished 5th
Ab
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
Bb - Db - E - Ab
Bass: BbInversion 1
Db - E - Ab - Bb
Bass: DbInversion 2
E - Ab - Bb - Db
Bass: EInversion 3
Ab - Bb - Db - E
Bass: AbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Bbm7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Bbm7♭5
Bb7#9#11
Bb13#9#11
Bb7#9#11b13
Bbm9b5
Simplified
Bbdim
Alternate Symbols
Bbm7b5
Bbø
Bb-7b5
Bbh7
Bbh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Bbm7♭5
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Bbm7♭5