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DADGAD tuning

F#m7b5 on guitar

F#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled F#, A, C and E. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is 402232, which sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

Notes and intervals

NoteF#ACE
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F# half-diminished, open position, capo 032
402232sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# half-diminished, position 9, capo 09fr23
x9109010sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 9, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# half-diminished, position 4, capo 04fr324
474507sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and lets 1 string ring open
F# half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr23
x97977sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
F# half-diminished, position 5, capo 05fr4213
x9757xsits at fret 5, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr12
xxx11014sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
F# half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr1324
1001411014sits at fret 10, spans 4 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 0324
402234sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 0342
404232sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 0324
432204sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 0423
432232sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 032
40223xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys F#m7b5 belongs to

F#m7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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