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Fm7♭5 Chord on Guitar

Fm7♭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♭ · E♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

Fm7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • Fm7♭5 – open positionR♭5♭7♭3♭5Ropen position
  • Fm7♭5 – fret 1R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 1
  • Fm7♭5 – fret 3××R♭5♭7♭3fret 3
  • Fm7♭5 – fret 66×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 6
  • Fm7♭5 – fret 88×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 8

Fm7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭56♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭59××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭79♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭74×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭712××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: RR♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: R8×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: R××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭33♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭310×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭36××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

Fm7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭310×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭56♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭5×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭79♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: ♭74×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: R12R×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • Fm7♭5 – bass: R7×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

Fm7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • Fm7♭5 – R-3-711R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • Fm7♭5 – R-3-76×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • Fm7♭5 – R-7-3R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • Fm7♭5 – R-7-38×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain Fm7♭5

Scales to play over Fm7♭5

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

Other F chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

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Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the Fm7♭5 chord?
Fm7♭5 (F half-diminished (ø)) contains F, A♭, C♭, E♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play Fm7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is 121101 (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 Fm7♭5?
Good choices to solo over Fm7♭5: F Locrian, F Locrian ♮2, F Blues.
What key is Fm7♭5 in?
Fm7♭5 is diatonic in F♯ major (viiø7), E♭ minor (iiø7).