F#m7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar – Standard A#
in Standard A# (A#-D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning
F#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F#m7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 3 1 3 0 2 x | – 3 1 4 – 2 – | x F# A E F# C x | medium | |
| x 3 x 3 3 2 x | – 2 – 3 4 1 – | x F# x E A C x | hard | |
| x 3 4 3 3 x x | – 1 2 1 1 – – | x F# C E A x x | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| 8 x 4 8 0 6 x | 3 – 1 4 – 2 – | F# x C A F# E x | hard | |
| x x x 5 6 6 6 | – – – 1 2 3 4 | x x x F# C E A | medium | |
| 8 6 8 8 6 6 6 | 2 1 3 4 1 1 1 | F# A E A C E A | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 8 9 8 8 10 8 9 | 1 2 1 1 4 1 3 | F# C E A E F# C | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x x 10 x 10 11 9 | – – 2 – 3 4 1 | x x F# x E A C | hard | |
| x x 10 11 10 11 x | – – 1 2 1 3 – | x x F# C E A x | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 4 3 0 6 6 | – 1 2 1 – 3 4 | x F# C E F# E A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x x 3 3 2 3 | – – – 2 3 1 4 | x x x E A C F# | medium | |
| x 3 4 3 3 6 3 | – 1 2 1 1 3 1 | x F# C E A E F# | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 8 6 4 x 0 6 x | 4 2 1 – – 3 – | F# A C x F# E x | hard | |
| x 6 x 5 6 6 x | – 2 – 1 3 4 – | x A x F# C E x | hard | |
| 8 6 8 8 6 6 x | 2 1 3 4 1 1 – | F# A E A C E x | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 8 9 8 8 10 8 x | 1 2 1 1 3 1 – | F# C E A E F# x | medium · barre on fret 8 |
The F#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Standard 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 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
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.