Bb Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) Scale — Guitar
Bb Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) on guitar: notes Bb, Db, Fb, Ab — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor triad with a flattened 5th plus a minor 7th — the classic ii chord tone in minor-key jazz.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 Fb (flat 5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 12 Fb (flat 5), fret 16 Ab (flat 7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 24 Fb (flat 5).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 7 Fb (flat 5), fret 11 Ab (flat 7), fret 13 Bb (root), fret 16 Db (flat 3), fret 19 Fb (flat 5), fret 23 Ab (flat 7).
- D string: fret 2 Fb (flat 5), fret 6 Ab (flat 7), fret 8 Bb (root), fret 11 Db (flat 3), fret 14 Fb (flat 5), fret 18 Ab (flat 7), fret 20 Bb (root), fret 23 Db (flat 3).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 7), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 9 Fb (flat 5), fret 13 Ab (flat 7), fret 15 Bb (root), fret 18 Db (flat 3), fret 21 Fb (flat 5).
- B string: fret 2 Db (flat 3), fret 5 Fb (flat 5), fret 9 Ab (flat 7), fret 11 Bb (root), fret 14 Db (flat 3), fret 17 Fb (flat 5), fret 21 Ab (flat 7), fret 23 Bb (root).
- e string: fret 0 Fb (flat 5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 12 Fb (flat 5), fret 16 Ab (flat 7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 24 Fb (flat 5).
Notes in the Bb min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale
The Bb min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale contains 4 notes: Bb, Db, Fb, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| b3 | Db |
| b5 | Fb |
| b7 | Ab |
Bb min7♭5 (half-diminished) on guitar
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