F#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F# · A · C · E

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 2 4 2 0 0	3 1 2 1 – –	F# A E A C E	hard · barre on fret 2
6 2 4 5 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	F# A E C x x	hard
x x 6 5 4 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x F# C E A	medium
6 5 6 5 9 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	F# C F# C A E	hard · barre on fret 5
6 9 0 9 9 0	1 2 – 3 4 –	F# E C E A E	medium
x 11 9 9 0 8	– 4 2 3 – 1	x F# A E C C	medium
x 11 9 9 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x F# A E C E	medium
6 2 6 2 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	F# A F# A C E	hard · barre on fret 2
6 5 4 2 x x	4 3 2 1 – –	F# C E A x x	hard
6 x 4 5 4 5	4 – 1 2 1 3	F# x E C E A	hard · barre on fret 4
6 5 9 5 6 0	2 1 4 1 3 –	F# C A C F# E	hard · barre on fret 5
6 9 9 9 0 0	1 2 3 4 – –	F# E A E C E	medium
x 11 x 9 9 8	– 4 – 2 3 1	x F# x E A C	hard
x 11 9 11 0 0	– 2 1 3 – –	x F# A F# C E	medium
6 2 0 2 0 0	3 1 – 2 – –	F# A C A C E	hard
6 5 x 2 4 2	4 3 – 1 2 1	F# C x A E F#	hard · barre on fret 2

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 – Open C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.