Fm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F · G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 2 1 2 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	F B D# G# B x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 2 3 2 4 4	– 1 2 1 3 4	x B F G# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 3 5 4 4	– – 1 4 2 3	x x F B D# G#	medium
x 8 6 5 4 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x F G# B D# x	hard
x 6 6 5 6 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x D# G# B F x	medium
x 8 6 9 6 7	– 3 1 4 1 2	x F G# D# F B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 x 9 9 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F x D# G# B	hard
x 8 9 9 9 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x F B D# G# x	medium
x 11 9 11 9 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x G# B F G# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 x 11 0 11	1 2 – 3 – 4	D# G# x F B D#	hard
1 2 1 2 x x	1 2 1 3 – –	F B D# G# x x	easy · barre on fret 1
4 2 3 2 4 x	3 1 2 1 4 –	G# B F G# D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 3 5 x x	2 4 1 3 – –	G# D# F B x x	medium
x 8 x 5 4 4	– 4 – 3 1 2	x F x B D# G#	hard
x 8 6 9 0 7	– 3 1 4 – 2	x F G# D# B B	medium
7 8 x 9 9 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	B F x D# G# x	hard

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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.