B Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) Scale — Ukulele
B Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) on ukulele: notes B, D, F, A — 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.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 2 A (flat 7), fret 4 B (root), fret 7 D (flat 3), fret 10 F (flat 5).
- C string: fret 2 D (flat 3), fret 5 F (flat 5), fret 9 A (flat 7), fret 11 B (root).
- E string: fret 1 F (flat 5), fret 5 A (flat 7), fret 7 B (root), fret 10 D (flat 3).
- A string: fret 0 A (flat 7), fret 2 B (root), fret 5 D (flat 3), fret 8 F (flat 5), fret 12 A (flat 7).
Notes in the B min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale
The B min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale contains 4 notes: B, D, F, A. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | B |
| b3 | D |
| b5 | F |
| b7 | A |
B min7♭5 (half-diminished) on ukulele
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.