Comments on: Chord Extensions-Building 7th Chords http://theguitarresource.com/music-theory/chord-extensions-building-7th-chords/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Axeman41 http://theguitarresource.com/music-theory/chord-extensions-building-7th-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Axeman41 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:13 +0000 http://theguitarresource.com/?p=22#comment-1205 A dim7 and m7b5 are the same thing: As the article explained, the tones of a dim7 chord are 1, b3, b5, b7. So Bdim7 = B D F A. The tones of a min7 chord are 1, b3, 5, b7. If you flat the 5, you have a dim7: Bm7 = B D F# A Bm7b5 = B D F A The F# is the 5th degree of the scale. F natural is a b5 (flat 5). A dim7 and m7b5 are the same thing:

As the article explained, the tones of a dim7 chord are 1, b3, b5, b7.
So Bdim7 = B D F A.

The tones of a min7 chord are 1, b3, 5, b7. If you flat the 5, you have a dim7:

Bm7 = B D F# A
Bm7b5 = B D F A

The F# is the 5th degree of the scale. F natural is a b5 (flat 5).

]]> By: Stefano http://theguitarresource.com/music-theory/chord-extensions-building-7th-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Stefano Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:27:31 +0000 http://theguitarresource.com/?p=22#comment-1199 I have a question.. you state that a B half-diminished chord is written "Bm7b5" but how do you get to that? I get the "Bm7b" which is a B minor 7th down half a step (which would be the B half diminished), but where is the "5" at the end coming from? I have a question.. you state that a B half-diminished chord is written “Bm7b5″ but how do you get to that? I get the “Bm7b” which is a B minor 7th down half a step (which would be the B half diminished), but where is the “5″ at the end coming from?

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