Bmmaj7b5 Piano Chord
An extremely rare chord with a unique, dissonant sound. Found only in avant-garde jazz and experimental music.
Recommended voicing
B3 · D4 · F4 · A#4
With bass · rootless
Left hand
F3 · A#3 · D4
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 Bmmaj7b5 chord
Other names: B minor major 7th flat 5
Music theory name: minor major seventh flat five chord
Common name: B minor major 7th flat 5 chord
Notes and intervals in the Bmmaj7b5 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| B | Root |
| D | Minor 3rd |
| F | Diminished 5th |
| A# | Major 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
D4 · F4 · A#4 · B4
2nd inversion
F4 · A#4 · B4 · D5