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Bmaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

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

Ukulele

Strings 4–3–1–1

How to play the Bmaj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–3–1–1 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 4 · pinky
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Bmaj7b5 chord

Other names: B major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: B major 7th flat 5 chord

Notes and intervals in the Bmaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F Diminished 5th
A# Major 7th

All variations

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

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys