F#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) tuning

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

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 – Drop C 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 Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D 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 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.