F#m7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo – G Minor (gDGBbD)

in G Minor (gDGBbD) (G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

12111AF#ACE
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 2 2 21 2 1 1 1A F# A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 6 7– 1 2 3 4x F# C E Amedium
5 7 9 8 x1 2 4 3 –C A E F# xhard
x 7 9 8 10– 1 3 2 4x A E F# Cmedium
9 x 11 11 101 – 3 4 2E x F# A Chard
x 4 2 2 2– 2 1 1 1x F# A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
5 4 x 6 72 1 – 3 4C F# x E Ahard
9 7 5 8 x4 2 1 3 –E A C F# xhard
x 10 9 8 7– 4 3 2 1x C E F# Amedium
9 10 11 11 x1 2 3 4 –E C F# A xmedium
2 4 5 2 21 2 3 1 1A F# C C Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 6 4– 4 2 3 1x A C E F#medium
5 x 9 8 71 – 4 3 2C x E F# Ahard
9 7 x 8 103 1 – 2 4E A x F# Chard
11 10 9 11 x3 2 1 4 –F# C E A xmedium
5 4 2 2 23 2 1 1 1C F# A C Emedium · 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 – G Minor (gDGBbD) 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.