Fm7♭5 ukulele chord

How to play Fm7♭5 on ukulele

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the G to the E at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the C string at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret.

From the G string 1 3 1 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Fm7♭5?

Fm7♭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 Fm7♭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 Fø7.

Where is Fm7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Fm7♭5 to B♭7 to E♭m. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Fm7♭5

Fm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in F♯ major and the iiø7 chord in E♭ minor.