F#m7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

✕✕○○○○✕✕1122F#F#CCEEAA
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 x x– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x F# F# C C E E A A x xeasy
x x 3 3 5 5 2 2 4 4 x x– – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A E E F# F# C C x xmedium
x x x x 7 7 5 5 4 4 3 3– – – – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x F# F# A A C C E Ehard
x x 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4x x F# F# E E A A C C F# F#medium
7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 53 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1F# F# C C E E A A E E F# F#medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 6 6 x x 0 0 8 8 8 82 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3 4 4F# F# C C x x E E E E A Ahard
x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4x x F# F# F# F# C C E E A Amedium
10 10 0 0 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 82 2 – – 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1A A F# F# A A C C E E A Amedium · barre on fret 8
x x 12 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 11 11– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x F# F# A A E E F# F# C Cmedium · barre on fret 10
x x 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3x x F# F# C C F# F# A A E Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 3 3– – 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4 3 3x x A A x x F# F# C C E Ehard
7 7 3 3 5 5 x x 4 4 x x4 4 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – –F# F# A A E E x x C C x xhard
x x 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 x x– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x F# F# E E A A C C x xeasy
7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 x x x x4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –F# F# C C E E A A x x x xmedium
7 7 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x 8 82 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – 4 4F# F# C C F# F# E E x x A Ahard
x x x x 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4x x x x F# F# C C E E A Amedium

The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. 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 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.