F#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

○31121F#AEACE
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 2 2 3 23 – 1 1 2 1F# A E A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 3 2 2 3 24 2 1 1 3 1F# C E A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 3 7 x 7 x2 1 3 – 4 –F# C A x E xhard
4 7 4 5 0 71 3 1 2 – 4F# E F# C A Amedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 5 7 x– 4 2 1 3 –x F# A C E xhard
x 9 7 9 7 10– 2 1 3 1 4x F# A E E Cmedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 9 0 10– 1 2 1 – 3x F# C E A Ceasy · barre on fret 9
4 0 4 2 3 23 – 4 1 2 1F# A F# A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 2 3 2– – 3 1 2 1x x F# A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 7 7 x 3 x2 3 4 – 1 –F# E A x C xhard
4 7 4 5 0 x1 3 1 2 – –F# E F# C A xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 5 7 7– 4 – 1 2 3x F# x C E Ahard
x 9 7 11 7 10– 2 1 4 1 3x F# A F# E Chard · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 9 0 x– 1 2 1 – –x F# C E A xeasy · barre on fret 9
4 0 2 5 3 23 – 1 4 2 1F# A E C C Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 3 2 2 x x4 3 1 2 – –F# C E A x xmedium

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