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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F# · A · C · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 0 0 3 0	2 1 – – 3 –	F# C E A E F#	medium
x x 2 3 3 3	– – 1 2 3 4	x x F# C E A	medium
x 7 5 3 3 3	– 3 2 1 1 1	x F# A C E A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 7 5 7 5 6	– 3 1 4 1 2	x F# A E F# C	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 x 7 8 6	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# x E A C	hard
x 7 8 7 8 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F# C E A F#	easy · barre on fret 7
8 10 8 9 8 10	1 3 1 2 1 4	C A C F# A E	medium · barre on fret 8
0 10 0 9 11 10	– 2 – 1 4 3	E A E F# C E	medium
0 10 0 12 11 12	– 1 – 3 2 4	E A E A C F#	medium
x x 12 12 11 12	– – 2 3 1 4	x x E A C F#	medium
2 1 0 0 3 3	2 1 – – 3 4	F# C E A E A	medium
2 5 5 3 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	F# E A C x x	medium
x 7 5 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x F# A C E x	hard
x 7 5 7 x 6	– 3 1 4 – 2	x F# A E x C	hard
0 7 0 7 8 6	– 2 – 3 4 1	E F# E E A C	medium
x 7 8 7 8 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F# C E A x	easy · barre on fret 7

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.