F♯m7♭5
F♯ Half-Diminished · 4 fingerings
Known as the half-diminished chord, F♯m7♭5 is a minor seventh with a flattened fifth — darker and less stable than a minor seventh, but not as severe as a fully diminished chord. Its main job in jazz is as the ii chord of a minor key, leading to an altered dominant and then home. Essential for playing minor jazz standards.
F♯m7♭5 · position 1
F♯m7♭5 · position 2 · fret 4
F♯m7♭5 · position 3 · fret 9
F♯m7♭5 · position 4 · fret 10
Practice this Chord
Play-alongs whose transcribed chord changes include F♯m7♭5.