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

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) 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
x 4 2 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	x F# A C E A	medium
x 4 2 4 2 3	– 3 1 4 1 2	x F# A E F# C	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 5 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# x E A C	hard
x 4 5 4 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x F# C E E A	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 5 7	1 3 1 2 1 4	C A C F# A E	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 6 8 0	– 2 4 1 3 –	x A E F# C A	medium
11 7 9 0 0 7	4 1 3 – – 2	F# A E C E E	hard
11 10 9 0 8 0	4 3 2 – 1 –	F# C E C C A	medium
11 10 9 9 12 9	3 2 1 1 4 1	F# C E A E F#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 10 11 0 0 0	2 1 3 – – –	F# C F# C E A	easy
x x 11 12 12 12	– – 1 2 3 4	x x F# C E A	medium
x 4 2 0 0 3	– 3 1 – – 2	x F# A C E C	medium
x 4 2 4 x 3	– 3 1 4 – 2	x F# A E x C	hard
x 4 5 4 5 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F# C E A A	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 0 7	1 3 1 2 – 4	C A C F# E E	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 6 8 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x A E F# C x	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-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 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.