Fm7♭5 Ukulele Chord
Combining F, G#, B and D#, Fm7♭5 delivers the moody, forward-leaning pull of a half-diminished chord. It serves as the ii heading into a minor ii-V-i and brings shadowy sophistication to jazz, blues and dramatic ballads.
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 four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (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
Barre your index across the G, C and E strings at fret 1, set your ring on the C string at fret 3 and your middle on the A string at fret 2. Press your ring firmly so it doesn't choke the barred C string underneath — stack the fingers close and aim each fingertip just behind its fret.