F♯m7♭5 (also written G♭m7♭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.
F♯m7♭5 chord on Guitar
202210
xx4555
x97978
x-9-10-9-10-12Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 2nd fret; A open; D 2nd fret; G 2nd fret; B 1st fret; high E open.
F♯m7♭5 chord on Ukulele
2423
9989
5657
11-12-12-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 4th fret; E 2nd fret; A 3rd fret.
F♯m7♭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 F♯m7♭5 chord
F♯m7♭5 appears in 12 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Wijaya 80, Sal Priadi Bulan Bintang Garis Menyilang Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Laufey – Dreamer Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Laufey – While You Were Sleeping Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- cavetown – I Swear To God Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Eric Clapton – How Deep Is The Ocean Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Chicago – Follow Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Vulfpeck – Lax Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
- Mariah Carey – Looking In Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
- Rex Orange County – Pluto Projector Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Mark Knopfler – When You Leave Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Mark Knopfler – Floating Away Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Boy Pablo – Sick Feeling Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
Related chords
Other F# chords:
Chords in the key of F♯ major:
F♯m7♭5 chord: questions
What notes are in the F♯m7♭5 chord?
F♯m7♭5 (F# half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of F♯, A, C and E (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).
How do you play F♯m7♭5 on guitar?
The most common shape is 202210 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play F♯m7♭5 on ukulele?
Play 2423 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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