Banjo · Double C
F♯ half-diminished seventh · Open position
F♯m7♭5 banjo chord
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How to play F♯m7♭5 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the high C string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Let the low C string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 0 2 4 4 (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.
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Half-diminished seventh chords in every key
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F♯m7♭5 in other banjo tunings
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