Piano chord · Sevenths
F half-diminished 7th chord on piano
Right hand: F (1), A♭ (2), C♭ (3), E♭ (5)
How to play Fm7♭5 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
Fm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in F♯ major. In minor keys: iiø7 in E♭ minor.
- Notes
- FA♭C♭E♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handF1 · thumbA♭2 · indexC♭3 · middleE♭5 · pinky
Left handF5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing Fm7♭5 on piano
On piano, Fm7♭5 has two black keys (A♭ and E♭) and two white keys.
Notice the C♭ in Fm7♭5 (F A♭ C♭ E♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (F–A–C–E), so the diminished 5th has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
