F#m7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar – D Modal

in D Modal (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D) tuning

○○3311112211F#F#AAEEAACCEE
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 23 3 – – 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1F# F# A A E E A A C C E Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 24 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1F# F# C C E E A A C C E Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 4 3 3 7 7 x x 7 7 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4 – –F# F# C C A A x x E E x xhard
4 4 7 7 4 4 5 5 0 0 7 71 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4F# F# E E F# F# C C A A A Amedium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 7 7 5 5 7 7 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x F# F# A A C C E E x xhard
x x 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 10 10– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4x x F# F# A A E E E E C Cmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 10 10 9 9 0 0 10 10– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3x x F# F# C C E E A A C Ceasy · barre on fret 9
4 4 0 0 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 23 3 – – 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1F# F# A A F# F# A A C C E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 2– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1x x x x F# F# A A C C E Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 4 7 7 7 7 x x 3 3 x x2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –F# F# E E A A x x C C x xhard
4 4 7 7 4 4 5 5 0 0 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –F# F# E E F# F# C C A A x xmedium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 x x 5 5 7 7 7 7– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x F# F# x x C C E E A Ahard
x x 9 9 7 7 11 11 7 7 10 10– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3x x F# F# A A F# F# E E C Chard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 10 10 9 9 0 0 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x F# F# C C E E A A x xeasy · barre on fret 9
4 4 0 0 2 2 5 5 3 3 2 23 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1F# F# A A E E C C C C E Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x x x4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –F# F# C C E E A A x x x xmedium

The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – D Modal 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.