Fm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F · G# · B · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 2 0 4 0 2	4 1 – 3 – 2	F G# B G# G# D#	hard
x x 6 4 3 2	– – 4 3 2 1	x x F G# B D#	hard
6 x 4 4 3 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	F x D# G# B x	hard
6 5 0 4 7 4	3 2 – 1 4 1	F B B G# D# F	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 x 7 7	2 1 – – 3 4	F B B x D# G#	hard
x x 6 7 7 7	– – 1 2 3 4	x x F B D# G#	medium
x 11 9 7 7 7	– 3 2 1 1 1	x F G# B D# G#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 11 9 10	– 3 1 4 1 2	x F G# D# F B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 12 11 0 10	– 2 4 3 – 1	x F B D# G# B	medium
x 11 12 11 12 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F B D# G# x	easy · barre on fret 11
6 5 0 4 0 2	4 3 – 2 – 1	F B B G# G# D#	hard
6 2 4 x 3 x	4 1 3 – 2 –	F G# D# x B x	hard
x x 4 4 3 4	– – 2 3 1 4	x x D# G# B F	medium
6 5 4 4 7 4	3 2 1 1 4 1	F B D# G# D# F	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 x x 7 7	2 1 – – 3 4	F B x x D# G#	hard
6 9 6 7 0 7	1 4 1 2 – 3	F D# F B G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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 Fm7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
♭3	3	G#
♭5	6	B
♭7	10	D#

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See Fm7♭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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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

What notes make up the Fm7♭5 chord?

Fm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes F, G#, B, D#.

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.