F#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F# · A · C · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 0 2 2 0 x	1 – 2 3 – –	F# A E A C x	easy
2 3 2 2 4 4	1 2 1 1 3 4	F# C E A E A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 4 x 4 4	– 1 2 – 3 4	x C F# x E A	hard
x x 4 5 4 4	– – 1 2 1 1	x x F# C E A	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 7 5 6 x	1 3 4 1 2 –	A E A C F# x	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 7 x 6 7	– 2 3 – 1 4	E E A x F# C	hard
x 9 7 9 9 7	– 2 1 3 4 1	x F# A E A C	medium · barre on fret 7
8 0 10 11 0 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	C A C F# C E	medium
x 9 10 9 9 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x F# C E A x	easy · barre on fret 9
0 0 10 11 0 11	– – 1 2 – 3	E A C F# C E	easy
12 12 x 11 12 11	2 3 – 1 4 1	E A x F# C E	hard · barre on fret 11
2 0 2 2 0 1	2 – 3 4 – 1	F# A E A C F#	medium
2 3 2 2 x x	1 2 1 1 – –	F# C E A x x	easy · barre on fret 2
5 3 4 x 4 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	A C F# x E x	hard
0 0 4 5 4 4	– – 1 2 1 1	E A F# C E A	easy · barre on fret 4
0 0 7 5 6 7	– – 3 1 2 4	E A A C F# C	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
♭3	3	A
♭5	6	C
♭7	10	E

More F# chords

F#F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#m7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#add9 F#maj9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 D#m7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See F#m7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

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.