1 x 1 1 0 x
Fm7b5
F half-diminished (m7b5)
Notes: F · Ab · Cb · Eb
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
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Common shapes (3)
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x 8 9 8 9 x
Other shapes (17)
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1 2 1 1 0 x
1 x 1 1 0 1
x 8 6 8 0 x
x 8 6 8 0 7
1 x 1 1 0 4
1 2 1 x 0 4
1 x 1 4 0 4
1 2 1 1 0 4
1 2 x 1 4 x
1 2 1 1 4 1
1 2 1 4 0 4
1 2 3 1 4 1
About Fm7b5
Fm7b5 is built from four notes: F (root), Ab (minor third), Cb (diminished fifth) and Eb (minor seventh). Its interval formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – b7. It is a half-diminished chord (m7b5): a diminished triad with a minor seventh, dark and tense but less unstable than the fully diminished chord.
Fm7b5 has 3 common voicings, based on the E, D and A shapes of the CAGED system. The viewer also shows 17 more voicings, from easiest to hardest.