Fm7♭5 is the F half-diminished (minor seventh flat five) chord. It has 4 notes: F – A♭ – C♭ – E♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).
A half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five) is the ii chord of minor keys. It sounds dark and leads strongly to the V chord.
Fm7♭5 chord on Guitar
xx3444
121141
x86867
x-8-9-8-9-11Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D 3rd fret; G 4th fret; B 4th fret; high E 4th fret.
Fm7♭5 chord on Ukulele
1312
8878
4546
10-11-11-11Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 3rd fret; E 1st fret; A 2nd fret.
Fm7♭5 chord on Piano
Play F, A♭, C♭ and E♭ together with your right hand, and F (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Fm7♭5 chord
Fm7♭5 appears in 8 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Dinah Shore – The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else Chords
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tangelo Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- After 7 – Ready Or Not Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Mark Knopfler – Slow Learner Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Mark Knopfler – Floating Away Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Hippo Campus – Bambi Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Boy Pablo – Sick Feeling Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
- Rex Orange County – Sycamore Girl Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression
Related chords
Other F chords:
Chords in the key of F major:
Fm7♭5 chord: questions
What notes are in the Fm7♭5 chord?
Fm7♭5 (F half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of F, A♭, C♭ and E♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).
How do you play Fm7♭5 on guitar?
The most common shape is xx3444 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Fm7♭5 on ukulele?
Play 1312 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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