Fm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A
in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A
Fm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B · D#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Fm7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 2 4 x x | 1 2 3 4 – – | F B D# G# x x | medium | |
| x 2 4 4 6 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x B F G# D# x | hard | |
| x x 4 7 6 4 | – – 1 3 2 1 | x x F B D# G# | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 8 7 7 6 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x F G# B D# x | medium | |
| x 8 7 11 8 7 | – 2 1 4 3 1 | x F G# D# F B | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 8 10 11 11 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x F B D# G# x | medium | |
| 1 2 2 1 x 4 | 1 2 3 1 – 4 | F B D# F x G# | hard · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 6 4 4 2 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x D# F G# B x | hard | |
| x 8 4 7 6 4 | – 4 1 3 2 1 | x F F B D# G# | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 8 7 x 6 7 | – 4 2 – 1 3 | x F G# x D# B | hard | |
| x 8 7 11 11 7 | – 2 1 3 4 1 | x F G# D# G# B | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 8 10 x 11 11 | – 1 2 – 3 4 | x F B x G# D# | hard | |
| 1 x 2 4 2 x | 1 – 2 4 3 – | F x D# G# B x | hard | |
| x 2 4 x 6 4 | – 1 2 – 4 3 | x B F x D# G# | hard | |
| x x 4 4 6 7 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x F G# D# B | medium | |
| x 6 7 7 8 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x D# G# B F x | medium |
The Fm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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
Other roots
See Fm7♭5 in another tuning
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.