How to play Fm7b5

F half-diminished seventhA diminished triad with a flattened seventh. The ii chord of a minor key, and where most minor jazz turnarounds begin.

Notes in Fm7b5

  • Froot
  • G#minor 3rd
  • Bdiminished 5th
  • D#minor 7th

Fm7b5 on guitar

Intermediate · open
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Intermediate · open
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Intermediate · barre
Intermediate

Fm7b5 on ukulele

4fr
Intermediate · barre
Intermediate · barre
7fr
Advanced
10fr
Advanced

Fm7b5 on piano

Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy

Tune up before you play it

A half-diminished seventh chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.

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