Also Dm6

Bm7♭5 (B half-diminished): B D F A. Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Also Dm6. A diminished triad with a minor 7th: the ii chord of minor keys (iiø7–V7–i) and the vii chord of major ones.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of20

Scales that contain it20

Inversions4

  • Bm7♭57

    Root position · B D F A

  • Bm7♭5/D6/5

    1st inversion · D F A B

  • Bm7♭5/F4/3

    2nd inversion · F A B D

  • Bm7♭5/A4/2

    3rd inversion · A B D F

Relatives7

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it3

Songs that use it2

Cadences1

Cadences it takes part in

Where it goes14

One small move away13

Its dominant1