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Drop D tuning

F#m7b5 on guitar

F#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled F#, A, C and E. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 404550, which sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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 01234
404550sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 04231
402210sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 02134
402550sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, position 9, capo 09fr23
x9109100sits 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 5, capo 05fr2314
707570sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr342
x97978sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
F# half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr1243
1001011100sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr2314
x014141314sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# half-diminished, position 3, capo 03fr1324
x37570sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr3412
1401411130sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 01234
40455xsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# half-diminished, open position, capo 03421
404210sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open

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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