F#m7♭5
F#m7♭5
F# M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F#
RootA
Minor 3rdC
Diminished 5thE
Minor 7thInterval Details
F#
Root
A
Minor 3rd
C
Diminished 5th
E
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
F# - A - C - E
Bass: F#Inversion 1
A - C - E - F#
Bass: AInversion 2
C - E - F# - A
Bass: CInversion 3
E - F# - A - C
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the F#m7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from F#m7♭5
F#7#9#11
F#13#9#11
F#7#9#11b13
F#m9b5
Simplified
F#dim
Alternate Symbols
F#m7b5
F#ø
F#-7b5
F#h7
F#h
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4