How to Play Piano Chord: B half-diminished 11 — root

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Bm11♭5

root position

B half-diminished 11

root position

B, D, F, A, C♯, E

The notes of the B major scale are:

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9, 11

A major B · A

A–C♯–E = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step down from the root
D minor B · A

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

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