Fm7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar – Russian (Open G)

in Russian (Open G) (D-G-B-D-G-B-D) tuning

✕○○4123FBD#G#BD#
Fm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B · D#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 x 0 1 1 0 14 – – 1 2 – 3F x B D# G# B D#medium
3 x 4 6 4 x x1 – 2 4 3 – –F x D# G# B x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 x– – 3 4 1 2 –x x F G# B D# xmedium
x x 6 6 8 6 9– – 1 1 2 1 3x x F G# D# F Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 9 8 0 x– 4 2 3 1 – –x F G# B D# B xmedium
3 x 0 1 1 0 33 – – 1 2 – 4F x B D# G# B Fmedium
x x x 3 4 4 6– – – 1 2 3 4x x x F B D# G#medium
x x 6 x 4 4 6– – 3 – 1 2 4x x F x B D# G#hard
x x 6 9 8 6 6– – 1 3 2 1 1x x F B D# F G#medium · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 9 8 x x– 4 2 3 1 – –x F G# B D# x xmedium
3 x 0 3 1 0 13 – – 4 1 – 2F x B F G# B D#medium
3 4 4 6 x x x1 2 3 4 – – –F B D# G# x x xmedium
x 4 4 6 4 6 6– 1 1 2 1 3 4x B D# G# B F G#medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 9 8 9 6– – 1 3 2 4 1x x F B D# G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 x 8 0 9– 4 2 – 1 – 3x F G# x D# B Bhard
3 x 0 1 1 0 x3 – – 1 2 – –F x B D# G# B xmedium

The Fm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Russian (Open G) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
♭33G#
♭56B
♭710D#

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.