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F♯m7♭5 F sharp half-diminished
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12 How to play F♯m7♭5 Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the low E string. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the D string. Little finger (4): 2th fret of the G string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Let ring open: A string, high E string. ‹ F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 202210 2 3 4 1 E A D G B E
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 202210 2 3 4 1 E B G D A E
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F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 202x10 2 3 1 E A D G B E F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 202x10 2 3 1 E B G D A E 202x10
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets xx4210 4 2 1 E A D G B E F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets xx4210 4 2 1 E B G D A E xx4210
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 204210 2 4 3 1 E A D G B E
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 204210 2 4 3 1 E B G D A E
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F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 20x210 2 3 1 E A D G B E F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 20x210 2 3 1 E B G D A E 20x210
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 202x12 2 3 1 4 E A D G B E F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 202x12 2 3 1 4 E B G D A E 202x12
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 23x210 2 4 3 1 E A D G B E F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 23x210 2 4 3 1 E B G D A E 23x210
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 232252 1 2 4 E A D G B E
F♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 232252 1 2 4 E B G D A E
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Chords that go with F♯m7♭5 The other chords of G major, the key where F♯m7♭5 is home (viiø7). Songs in this key move between them.
G I G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Am ii Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Bm iii Bm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. C IV C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. D V D Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2. Em vi Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the F♯m7♭5 chord F sharp half-diminished is built from 4 notes: F♯ (1), A (♭3), C (♭5), E (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, F♯, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
F♯m7♭5 belongs to G major (viiø7), E minor (iiø7).
