Cavaquinho · Half-diminished chord

Fm7/5-F Half-diminished

Key: F# Major
Easy
Open chord

Fm7/5- is the F half-diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes F · G# · B · D#.

Other positions

Notes

F
G#
B
D#

Structure

1
♭3
♭5
♭7

Sound: Half-diminished (m7♭5); Dark, jazzy
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of F# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	F#	Tonic
ii	G#m	Subdominant
iii	A#m	Tonic relative
IV	B	Subdominant
V	C#	Dominant
vi	D#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Fdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 3.
2Place your middle finger on fret 1 of string 1.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
4Let string 2 ring open.
5Strum all the strings.