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

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:F# · A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 4 1 3 4	– 1 3 1 2 4	x F# E F# C A	medium · barre on fret 1
6 x 4 4 3 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	F# x E A C x	hard
6 4 4 4 0 7	2 1 1 1 – 3	F# A E A A C	medium · barre on fret 4
6 x 9 7 7 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	F# x A C E x	hard
0 7 9 7 9 11	– 1 2 1 3 4	C C A C F# E	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 11 9 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	C E A E F# E	medium · barre on fret 9
x 1 4 4 3 1	– 1 3 4 2 1	x F# E A C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 4 4 x 3 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	F# A E x C x	hard
6 4 4 4 7 7	2 1 1 1 3 4	F# A E A E C	medium · barre on fret 4
6 7 9 x 7 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	F# C A x E x	hard
0 7 9 11 9 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	C C A E F# C	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 11 9 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	C E A E F# x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 1 4 4 3 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x F# E A C x	medium
6 x 4 x 3 4	4 – 2 – 1 3	F# x E x C A	hard
6 4 4 7 7 4	2 1 1 3 4 1	F# A E C E A	medium · barre on fret 4
6 x 9 x 7 7	1 – 4 – 2 3	F# x A x E C	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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.