Guitar arpeggio
Bb Minor 7 Flat 5 Guitar Arpeggio
Bb Minor 7 Flat 5 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from Bb, Db, E, and Ab. It is also commonly called Bb Half-Diminished, and Bbm7b5. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- BbDbEAb
- Formula
- 1 b3 b5 b7
- Semitones
- 0 3 6 10
- Chord symbols
- Bbm7b5
- Also called
- Bb Half-DiminishedBbm7b5
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent Bb root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Bb root notes and connect the remaining minor 7 flat 5 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called Bb Half-Diminished or Bbm7b5.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with Bb Minor 7 Flat 5 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard