How to Play Piano Chord: B half-diminished 7 flat 9 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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Bm7♭5♭9

1st inversion

B half-diminished 7 flat 9

1st inversion

Notes

D, F, A, C, B

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	B	root
2	C♯	second
3	D♯	third
4	E	fourth
5	F♯	fifth
6	G♯	sixth
7	A♯	seventh
8	B	octave
9	C♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

half-diminished 7 flat 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9

root	B
flat third	D
flat fifth	F
flat seventh	A
flat ninth	C

Similar chords

B half-diminished 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
B minor 7 flat 9 with raised fifth

Upper structures

B diminished + B (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

F major B · A

F–A–C = ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 · left hand: root + ♭7
D minor B · A

D–F–A = ♭3, ♭5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the half-diminished 7 flat 9 chords Practice all inversions of Bm7♭5♭9

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