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Ukulele chord

Fm7♭5F half-diminished

  • F1
  • A♭♭3
  • C♭♭5
  • E♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
4

How to play Fm7♭5

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the G string to the A string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string.
  1. Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 4Frets 1312132GCEA
    Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 4Frets 1312132AECG

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  2. Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 4Frets 45464fr123GCEA
    Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 4Frets 45464fr123AECG

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  3. Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 4Frets 88787fr2314GCEA
    Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 4Frets 88787fr2314AECG

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  4. Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 4Frets 10-11-11-1110fr1234GCEA
    Fm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 4Frets 10-11-11-1110fr1234AECG

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Chords that go with Fm7♭5

The other chords of F sharp major, the key where Fm7♭5 is home (viiø7). Songs in this key move between them.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Fm7♭5 chord

F 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. Above you will find 4 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

Fm7♭5 belongs to F sharp major (viiø7), E flat minor (iiø7).

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