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

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○4231F#AEACE
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 2 2 1 04 – 2 3 1 –F# A E A C Emedium
4 3 2 2 5 23 2 1 1 4 1F# C E A E F#medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 x x 5 52 1 – – 3 4F# C x x E Ahard
4 0 4 5 5 01 – 2 3 4 –F# A F# C E Emedium
x 9 7 5 5 5– 3 2 1 1 1x F# A C E Ahard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 9 7 8– 3 1 4 1 2x F# A E F# Cmedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 9 10 8– 2 – 3 4 1x F# x E A Chard
x 9 10 9 10 0– 1 2 1 3 –x F# C E A Eeasy · barre on fret 9
10 12 10 11 10 121 3 1 2 1 4C A C F# A Emedium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 2 1 03 – 4 2 1 –F# A F# A C Emedium
4 3 2 2 x x4 3 1 2 – –F# C E A x xmedium
4 3 7 x 5 x2 1 4 – 3 –F# C A x E xhard
4 0 4 5 5 x1 – 2 3 4 –F# A F# C E xmedium
x 9 7 5 5 0– 4 3 1 2 –x F# A C E Ehard
x 9 7 9 x 8– 3 1 4 – 2x F# A E x Chard
x 9 10 9 10 x– 1 2 1 3 –x F# C E A xeasy · barre on fret 9

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 D 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.