Fm7♭5
Half-dim · F – A♭ – C♭ – E♭
- FR
- A♭m3
- C♭♭5
- E♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Fm7♭5 chord
The Fm7♭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, Fm7♭5 chords are most often played in open position: 121101. Let the open B string 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 Fm7♭5 chord?
- The Fm7♭5 chord contains the notes F, A♭, C♭ and E♭.
- How do you play Fm7♭5 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 121101. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Fm7♭5 chord?
- The Fm7♭5 chord is built from the root (F), a minor third (A♭), a diminished fifth (C♭) and a minor seventh (E♭).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Fm7♭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.