Ukulele chord · Sevenths
F half-diminished 7th chord on ukulele
1312 · 1st fret
All 4 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
4 ways to play Fm7♭5 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
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
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 4 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · 1st fret
- 4th string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) A♭
- 3rd string (C): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) E♭
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, middle finger (2) F
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) C♭
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--1---| C|--3---| G|--1---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Fm7♭5 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Fm7♭5 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual Fm7♭5 shape is 1312, using four fingers.
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.
