Fm7♭5 chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

○3231BG#D#F
Fm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B · D#
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 4 6 3– 2 3 1B G# D# Fmedium
4 4 2 33 4 1 2D# G# B Fmedium
4 7 8 61 3 4 2D# B F G#hard
6 7 6 61 2 1 1F B D# G#easy · barre on fret 6
9 11 8 92 4 1 3G# D# F Bmedium

The Fm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low B 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 Fm7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
♭33G#
♭56B
♭710D#

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Other roots

See Fm7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the Fm7♭5 chord?

Fm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes F, G#, B, D#.

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.