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Bbmaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 3–2–0–0

How to play the Bbmaj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–2–0–0 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Open
1st string (A) Open

Other names for the Bbmaj7b5 chord

Other names: Bb major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: Bb major 7th flat 5 chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbmaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
D Major 3rd
Fb Diminished 5th
A Major 7th

All variations

Open
3–2–0–0
Open
2–2–0–1
Fret 3
3–4–5–5
Fret 6
7–9–6–7

More chords with Bb as the root

The same chord type in other keys