Fm7b5 Guitar Chord
Fm7b5 (F half-diminished seventh) is a four-note chord made from F, Ab, Cb and Eb. A half-diminished chord is a diminished triad with a minor seventh on top. It is the ii chord of a minor key, so it opens the minor ii-V-i that jazz leans on.
Fm7b5 F half-diminished seventh
Open position1 / 4
Notes
- F1
- Abb3
- Cbb5
- Ebb7
Built from the root F, the minor third Ab, the flat fifth Cb and the minor seventh Eb.
How to play Fm7b5
Frets from low E to high E; x means don't play that string.
Easiest shape to start with: Open position (12110x). It has 1 open string, nothing above fret 2 and 1 muted string.
Keys with Fm7b5
Every note of Fm7b5 is in these keys. The numeral is its place in the key.
Major keys
- viiø7 in Gb major
Minor keys
- iiø7 in Eb minor