F#maj7b5

Barre at fret 1 · strings 5–1

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F#maj7b5Shape 1 of 4
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F#maj7b5 chord at a glance

F# major 7th flat 5 (F#maj7b5) is built from the notes F# – A# – C – F. 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#maj7b5 shape 1, Fret 1213411
Shape 1 · Fret 12 1 3 3 1 1
F#maj7b5 shape 2, Fret 441234
Shape 2 · Fret 4x x 4 5 6 6
F#maj7b5 shape 3, Fret 8821341
Shape 3 · Fret 8x 9 8 10 11 8
F#maj7b5 shape 4, Fret 991234
Shape 4 · Fret 9x 9 10 10 11 x