Fm7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning
Fm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B · D#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Fm7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 | 4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 2 2 | F F G# G# B B G# G# G# G# D# D# | hard | |
| x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 | – – – – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 | x x x x F F G# G# B B D# D# | hard | |
| 6 6 x x 4 4 4 4 3 3 x x | 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – | F F x x D# D# G# G# B B x x | hard | |
| 6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 7 7 4 4 | 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4 1 1 | F F B B B B G# G# D# D# F F | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 6 6 5 5 0 0 x x 7 7 7 7 | 2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3 4 4 | F F B B B B x x D# D# G# G# | hard | |
| x x x x 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 | – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 | x x x x F F B B D# D# G# G# | medium | |
| x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 | – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 | x x F F G# G# B B D# D# G# G# | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 11 11 9 9 11 11 9 9 10 10 | – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 | x x F F G# G# D# D# F F B B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x 11 11 12 12 11 11 0 0 10 10 | – – 2 2 4 4 3 3 – – 1 1 | x x F F B B D# D# G# G# B B | medium | |
| x x 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 x x | – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – | x x F F B B D# D# G# G# x x | easy · barre on fret 11 | |
| 6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 | 4 4 3 3 – – 2 2 – – 1 1 | F F B B B B G# G# G# G# D# D# | hard | |
| 6 6 2 2 4 4 x x 3 3 x x | 4 4 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – – | F F G# G# D# D# x x B B x x | hard | |
| x x x x 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 | – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 | x x x x D# D# G# G# B B F F | medium | |
| 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 7 7 4 4 | 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 | F F B B D# D# G# G# D# D# F F | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 6 6 5 5 x x x x 7 7 7 7 | 2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3 4 4 | F F B B x x x x D# D# G# G# | hard | |
| 6 6 9 9 6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7 | 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 | F F D# D# F F B B G# G# G# G# | medium · barre on fret 6 |
The Fm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | F |
| ♭3 | 3 | G# |
| ♭5 | 6 | B |
| ♭7 | 10 | D# |
More F chords
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.