F#m7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar

in Standard (E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○22334411F#F#AAEEAACCEE
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 02 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –F# F# A A E E A A C C E Emedium
2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x x x1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – – – –F# F# C C E E A A x x x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 3 3 4 4 x x 5 5 5 5– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x C C F# F# x x E E A Ahard
x x x x 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4x x x x F# F# C C E E A Amedium
x x 9 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1x x F# F# A A C C E E A Ahard · barre on fret 5
x x 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x F# F# A A E E F# F# C Cmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 x x 9 9 10 10 8 8– – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1x x F# F# x x E E A A C Chard
x x 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x F# F# C C E E A A E Eeasy · barre on fret 9
0 0 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 10 12 12– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4E E A A C C F# F# A A E Emedium · barre on fret 10
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 x x2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –F# F# A A E E A A C C x xmedium
2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 21 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1F# F# C C E E A A E E F# F#medium · barre on fret 2
5 5 3 3 4 4 x x 5 5 x x3 3 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4 – –A A C C F# F# x x E E x xhard
0 0 0 0 4 4 5 5 5 5 0 0– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – –E E A A F# F# C C E E E Eeasy
x x 9 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 0 0– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x F# F# A A C C E E E Ehard
x x 9 9 7 7 9 9 x x 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2x x F# F# A A E E x x C Chard
0 0 0 0 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 8– – – – 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1E E A A C C F# F# A A C Cmedium

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