B 7b5 Chord on Bass Ukulele

Play B 7b5 on Bass Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The B 7b5 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. This page shows how to play B 7b5 on Bass Ukulele 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 F1 up to B2.

It has a short scale near 21 inches strung with thick polymer strings, which is how a ukulele-sized body reaches bass pitches.

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.