2 x 2 2 1 x
F#m7b5
F# half-diminished (m7b5)
Notes: F# · A · C · E
Also spelled Gbm7b5
Triads
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Extensions
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Common shapes (3)
x x 4 5 5 5
x 9 10 9 10 x
Other shapes (27)
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2 0 2 2 1 0
2 0 4 2 1 0
2 0 2 5 5 0
2 0 4 5 5 0
2 3 2 2 x x
2 0 2 x 1 2
2 3 2 2 x 0
2 3 x 2 1 0
2 3 4 2 x 0
x 9 10 9 10 0
2 0 2 5 x 2
2 3 x 2 5 0
About F#m7b5
The notes of F#m7b5 are F# (root), A (minor third), C (diminished fifth) and E (minor seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the 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.
F#m7b5 has 3 common voicings, based on the E, D and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 27 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write F#m7b5 is Gbm7b5 (the same piano key, with a different name). F#m7b5 is the usual choice.