Bbmmaj7b5 Piano Chord
An extremely rare chord with a unique, dissonant sound. Found only in avant-garde jazz and experimental music.
Recommended voicing
Bb3 · Db4 · Fb4 · A4
With bass · rootless
Left hand
Fb3 · A3 · Db4
fingers 5–3–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the Bbmmaj7b5 chord
Other names: Bb minor major 7th flat 5
Music theory name: minor major seventh flat five chord
Common name: Bb minor major 7th flat 5 chord
Notes and intervals in the Bbmmaj7b5 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| Bb | Root |
| Db | Minor 3rd |
| Fb | Diminished 5th |
| A | Major 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
Db4 · Fb4 · A4 · Bb4
2nd inversion
Fb4 · A4 · Bb4 · Db5