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F♯m7♭5 Chord on Guitar

F♯m7♭5 is the F♯ half-diminished (ø) chord — 4 notes (F♯, A, C, E) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: F♯ · A · C · EFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

F♯m7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • F♯m7♭5 – open positionR♭3♭7♭3♭5♭7open position
  • F♯m7♭5 – fret 2R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 2
  • F♯m7♭5 – fret 4××R♭5♭7♭3fret 4
  • F♯m7♭5 – fret 77×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 7
  • F♯m7♭5 – fret 99×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 9

F♯m7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭57♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭510××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭710♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭75×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭7××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: RR♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: R9×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: R××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭34♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭311×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭37××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

F♯m7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭311×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭57♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭5×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭710♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: ♭75×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: RR×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • F♯m7♭5 – bass: R8×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

F♯m7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • F♯m7♭5 – R-3-712R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • F♯m7♭5 – R-3-77×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • F♯m7♭5 – R-7-3R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • F♯m7♭5 – R-7-39×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain F♯m7♭5

Scales to play over F♯m7♭5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain F♯, A, C, E.

Other F♯ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the F♯m7♭5 chord?
F♯m7♭5 (F♯ half-diminished (ø)) contains F♯, A, C, E — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play F♯m7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is 202210 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with F♯m7♭5?
Good choices to solo over F♯m7♭5: F♯ Locrian, F♯ Locrian ♮2, F♯ Blues.
What key is F♯m7♭5 in?
F♯m7♭5 is diatonic in G major (viiø7), E minor (iiø7).