Fm7b5 Guitar Chord

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Fm7b5 is a minor 7 flat 5 (half-diminished) chord made of F · A♭ · C♭ · E♭. The ii chord of minor keys. The standard shape is a barre chord at fret 1: 12110x (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Fm7b5

Open position · root on 6th string · 12110x

Fm7b5

Fret 1 barre · root on 6th string · 121141

Fm7b5

Fret 3 · root on 4th string · xx3444

Fm7b5

Fret 8 barre · root on 5th string · x8989x · from fret 8

Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 6 to string 3.
Middle finger on string 5 (A), fret 2.
Let string 2 ring open.
Don't play string 1 (or mute lightly).
Strum down from string 6.

Fm7b5 guitar chord chart — fret 1 barre 12110x and 3 more shapes — All Fm7b5 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

F
rootA♭
3rdC♭
5thE♭
7th

Play it easier with a capo

There's no convenient open shape to capo for this chord — the barre shape is the way to go.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

F Locrian Mode

Other F chords

F Fm F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 F6 Fm6 Fsus4 Fsus2 F7sus4 Fdim Fdim7 Fm7b5 Faug Fadd9 F9 Fm9 Fmaj9

Minor 7 flat 5 (half-diminished) chords in other keys

Cm7b5 C♯m7b5 Dm7b5 E♭m7b5 Em7b5 Fm7b5 F♯m7b5 Gm7b5 A♭m7b5 Am7b5 B♭m7b5 Bm7b5

FAQ

What notes are in the Fm7b5 chord?

The Fm7b5 chord is made of F, A♭, C♭, E♭. The ii chord of minor keys.

What's the easiest way to play Fm7b5 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is 12110x (a barre chord at fret 1). Barre with your index finger and form the shape with the other fingers.

Which scale works for soloing over Fm7b5?

F locrian fits well.

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