F♯m7♭5 6-string bass chord

How to play F♯m7♭5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the B and C strings.

From the B string x 2 3 2 2 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in F♯m7♭5?

F♯m7♭5, F♯ half-diminished seventh, is F♯, A, C and E: the root (F♯), the minor third (A), the diminished fifth (C) and the minor seventh (E). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does F♯m7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: F♯, A, C and E. It is also called half-diminished, written F♯ø7.

Where is F♯m7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: F♯m7♭5 to B7 to Em. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with F♯m7♭5

F♯m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in G major and the iiø7 chord in E minor.