F#7b5

Starts at fret 1

Open

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F#7b5Shape 1 of 4
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F#7b5 chord at a glance

F# 7th flat 5 (F#7b5) is built from the notes F# – A# – C – E. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

F#7b5 shape 1, Fret 12341
Shape 1 · Fret 12 x 2 3 1 x
F#7b5 shape 2, Fret 441234
Shape 2 · Fret 4x x 4 5 5 6
F#7b5 shape 3, Fret 7712413
Shape 3 · Fret 7x 7 8 9 7 8
F#7b5 shape 4, Fret 991213
Shape 4 · Fret 9x 9 10 9 11 0