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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F# · A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.