B m7b5 Chord on Banjolele

How to play the B m7b5 chord on Banjolele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The B m7b5 chord is a half-diminished (m7b5) chord, central to the minor ii–V–i. It is built from the notes B, D, F, A. This page shows how to play B m7b5 on Banjolele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 4 frets. B falls on the G string. It sounds from D4 up to B4.

It has a banjo head on a ukulele neck, which is why it cuts through where a wooden ukulele does not.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.