This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
Fm7♭5 Guitar Chord
A half-diminished seventh chord with a dark, restless quality. Fm7♭5 appears naturally in minor keys and is essential for jazz ii-V-i progressions.
Also known as
- Fø
- F ø
- Fø7
- F ø7
- Fm7b5
- F m7♭5
- F m7b5
- Fhalf-dim
- F half-dim
- Fhalf-dim7
- F half-dim7
- F half-diminished 7th
- F half-diminished seventh
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
F half-diminished is the ii chord in Eb minor. The voicing at the 1st fret is compact but can feel tight. Jazz players should practice this in the context of ii-V-i progressions (Fm7♭5 → Bb7 → Ebm) to internalize its function and sound.