F♯m7♭5
Half-dim · F♯ – A – C – E
- F♯R
- Am3
- C♭5
- E♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the F♯m7♭5 chord
The F♯m7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — F♯ is the root, A the minor third, C the diminished fifth and E the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, F♯m7♭5 chords are most often played in open position: 202210. Let the open A and high E strings ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F♯m7♭5 chord?
- The F♯m7♭5 chord contains the notes F♯, A, C and E.
- How do you play F♯m7♭5 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 202210. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the F♯m7♭5 chord?
- The F♯m7♭5 chord is built from the root (F♯), a minor third (A), a diminished fifth (C) and a minor seventh (E).
- Is F♯m7♭5 the same as G♭m7♭5?
- Yes — F♯ and G♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so F♯m7♭5 and G♭m7♭5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it F♯m7♭5.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open F♯m7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.