F#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp 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 x 4 3 0 2	– – 3 2 – 1	x x F# C E A	medium
6 2 2 3 2 2	3 1 1 2 1 1	F# A E C F# A	hard · barre on fret 2
4 x 4 3 5 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	E x F# C A x	hard
6 5 4 0 0 5	4 2 1 – – 3	F# C F# A E C	medium
6 5 7 7 5 5	2 1 3 4 1 1	F# C A E A C	medium · barre on fret 5
6 9 7 0 8 x	1 4 2 – 3 –	F# E A A C x	medium
x 11 7 0 8 9	– 4 1 – 2 3	x F# A A C E	hard
x 11 10 0 8 9	– 4 3 – 1 2	x F# C A C E	medium
x 11 10 0 0 9	– 3 2 – – 1	x F# C A E E	medium
x 11 10 0 0 11	– 2 1 – – 3	x F# C A E F#	easy
0 11 x 12 12 11	– 1 – 3 4 2	C F# x A E F#	hard
6 2 2 0 0 5	4 1 2 – – 3	F# A E A E C	hard
6 2 2 3 2 5	4 1 1 2 1 3	F# A E C F# C	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 0 0 5	– – 1 – – 2	x x F# A E C	easy
6 5 7 7 5 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	F# C A E A x	medium · barre on fret 5
6 x 7 7 8 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	F# x A E C x	hard

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.