F# m7b5 Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play F# m7b5 on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The F# m7b5 chord is a half-diminished (m7b5) chord, central to the minor ii–V–i. It is built from the notes F#, A, C, E. This page shows how to play F# m7b5 on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. The F# and B strings stay silent, so 6 of 8 sound. F# falls on the E string. It sounds from F#2 up to F#4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 12.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.