F#m7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○21423AF#ACE
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 6 2 0 21 4 2 – 3A F# A C Ehard
2 6 5 4 21 4 3 2 1A F# C E Ehard · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 4 7– 3 2 1 4x F# C E Amedium
5 6 9 0 71 2 4 – 3C F# E C Ahard
9 6 9 0 73 1 4 – 2E F# E C Amedium
9 0 11 9 72 – 4 3 1E C F# A Ahard
9 x 11 9 101 – 4 2 3E x F# A Chard
2 6 5 0 21 4 3 – 2A F# C C Ehard
2 6 5 6 21 3 2 4 1A F# C F# Ehard · barre on fret 2
5 6 x 4 72 3 – 1 4C F# x E Ahard
9 6 5 0 74 2 1 – 3E F# C C Ahard
x 6 9 0 7– 1 3 – 2x F# E C Amedium
9 9 11 0 72 3 4 – 1E A F# C Ahard
9 9 11 9 101 1 3 1 2E A F# A Cmedium · barre on fret 9
5 6 2 0 23 4 1 – 2C F# A C Ehard
5 6 2 4 23 4 1 2 1C F# A E Ehard · barre on fret 2

The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F#m7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
♭33A
♭56C
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#m7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#m7♭5 chord?

F#m7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes F#, A, C, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.