F#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F#m7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 0 2 0 1 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | x F# A E F# C | easy | |
| x 2 3 2 3 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x F# C E A x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 3 5 3 4 3 5 | 1 3 1 2 1 4 | C A C F# A E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 0 0 4 6 5 | – – – 1 3 2 | A E A F# C E | medium | |
| 9 8 0 7 0 5 | 4 3 – 2 – 1 | F# C A A F# E | hard | |
| 9 x 7 7 6 x | 4 – 2 3 1 – | F# x E A C x | hard | |
| 9 8 7 7 10 7 | 3 2 1 1 4 1 | F# C E A E F# | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 8 0 10 10 x | 2 1 – 3 4 – | F# C A C E x | medium | |
| x x 9 10 10 10 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x F# C E A | medium | |
| 0 12 12 10 12 10 | – 2 3 1 4 1 | A E A C F# A | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 2 0 2 3 1 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | x F# A E A C | medium | |
| x 2 3 2 3 5 | – 1 2 1 3 4 | x F# C E A E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 5 3 4 3 5 | – 3 1 2 1 4 | x A C F# A E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 5 | – 2 – 1 4 3 | A A A F# C E | medium | |
| x x 9 7 6 5 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x F# A C E | hard | |
| 0 0 7 7 6 7 | – – 2 3 1 4 | A E E A C F# | medium |
The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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
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.