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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 G G-D-G-C-E-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 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.