F m7b5 Chord on Guitar
Play F m7b5 on 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, G#, B, D#. This page shows how to play F m7b5 on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the B string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. F falls on the E string. It sounds from F2 up to F4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 11.
Guitar is tuned 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.