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B7b5 Ukulele Chord

A tense jazz chord with a tritone replacing the perfect fifth. Often serves as a tritone substitution in jazz progressions — replacing the classic dominant seventh chord.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–0–1

How to play the B7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–0–1 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 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · middle finger

Notation for B7b5 chord

Other names: B 7th flat 5

Music theory name: seventh flat five chord

Common name: B 7b5 chord

Intervals and tones in B7b5 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
E Diminished 5th
Ab Minor 7th

All Variations

Open
1–2–0–1
Fret 3
3–4–4–5
Fret 6
7–8–6–7
Fret 9
9–10–10–11

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys