F#m7♭5 chord on Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A)

in Fifths (C-G-D-A) tuning

○2321F#CEA
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
6 5 2 03 2 1 –F# C E Ahard
6 2 2 34 1 2 3F# A E Chard
4 5 4 01 2 1 –E C F# Aeasy · barre on fret 4
6 5 7 72 1 3 4F# C A Emedium
6 9 10 01 2 3 –F# E C Ahard
0 9 7 9– 2 1 3C E A F#medium
9 9 10 91 1 2 1A E C F#easy · barre on fret 9
4 2 4 33 1 4 2E A F# Cmedium
9 11 10 72 4 3 1A F# C Ehard
0 11 7 7– 3 1 2C F# A Ehard

The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A) 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.