Guitar chord · Sevenths

F♯ half-diminished 7th chord on guitar

2F♯A3E4A1CE

202210 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓

6 ways to play F♯m7♭5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.

F♯m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in G major. In minor keys: iiø7 in E minor.

Spell as G♭m7♭5
Notes
F♯ACE
Formula
1♭3♭5♭7
Built from
root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

2F♯A3E4A1CE

How to play it · Open position

  1. 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) F♯
  2. 5th string (A): play open A
  3. 4th string (D): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) E
  4. 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, pinky finger (4) A
  5. 2nd string (B): 1st fret, index finger (1) C
  6. 1st string (high E): play open E

Tablature

e|--0---|
B|--1---|
G|--2---|
D|--2---|
A|--0---|
E|--2---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Every F♯m7♭5 note on the guitar neck

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

EADGBe123456789101112131415♭7R♭3♭5♭7R♭3♭5♭7R♭3♭5♭7R♭3♭5♭7♭3♭5♭7R♭3♭5♭7R♭3♭5♭7R♭3♭5♭7R

Tips for playing F♯m7♭5 on guitar

On guitar, F♯m7♭5 has an open-position shape, 202210, using four fingers alongside the open strings.

F♯m7♭5 guitar chord diagram (F♯ half-diminished 7th)
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