How to Play Piano Chord: B half-diminished 9 — 2nd inv | PianoKitty

This page is interactive. Connect your MIDI device.

Tap here to start

Bm9♭5

2nd inversion

B half-diminished 9

2nd inversion

Notes

F, A, C♯, B, D

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 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9

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

Similar chords

B half-diminished 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
B dominant 9 flat 5 with raised third
B minor 9 with raised fifth

Upper structures

B diminished + Baug (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

D minor B · A

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

Practice the half-diminished 9 chords Practice all inversions of Bm9♭5

The keyboard can of every chord — change it any time in Preferences.