F#m7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar – Russian (Open G)

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

✕✕41231F#CEAC
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACEF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 x 1 2 2 1 x4 – 1 2 3 1 –F# x C E A C xmedium · barre on fret 1
4 2 5 2 5 x x2 1 3 1 4 – –F# A E E C x xmedium · barre on fret 2
4 x 5 7 5 x x1 – 2 4 3 – –F# x E A C x xmedium
x x 7 7 5 5 x– – 3 4 1 2 –x x F# A C E xmedium
x x 7 7 9 7 10– – 1 1 2 1 3x x F# A E F# Cmedium · barre on fret 7
x 11 10 10 9 x x– 4 2 3 1 – –x F# A C E x xmedium
4 x 1 2 2 x x4 – 1 2 3 – –F# x C E A x xmedium
4 5 x 2 2 5 22 3 – 1 1 4 1F# C x E A E Ehard · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 5 5 7– – – 1 2 3 4x x x F# C E Amedium
x x 7 x 5 5 7– – 3 – 1 2 4x x F# x C E Ahard
x x 7 10 9 7 7– – 1 3 2 1 1x x F# C E F# Amedium · barre on fret 7
x 11 x 10 9 10 x– 4 – 2 1 3 –x F# x C E A xhard
x x x 4 2 1 2– – – 4 2 1 3x x x F# A C Emedium
4 2 x 2 5 x x3 1 – 2 4 – –F# A x E C x xhard
4 5 5 7 x x x1 2 3 4 – – –F# C E A x x xmedium
x 5 5 7 5 7 7– 1 1 2 1 3 4x C E A C F# Amedium · barre on fret 5

The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. 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 F#m7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
♭33A
♭56C
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#m7♭5 in another tuning

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.