Guitar · Half-diminished chord

F#m7b5 Half-diminished

Key: G Major
Easy
Open chord

F#m7b5 is the F# half-diminished chord on guitar, made of the notes F# · A · C · E.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

F#
A
C
E

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 G Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	G	Tonic
ii	Am	Subdominant
iii	Bm	Tonic relative
IV	C	Subdominant
V	D	Dominant
vi	Em	Tonic relative
vii°	F#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 6.
3Place your ring finger on fret 2 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 2 of string 3.
5Let strings 5, 1 ring open.
6Strum all the strings.