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F#mmaj7b5 Guitar Chord

An extremely rare chord with a unique, dissonant sound. Found only in avant-garde jazz and experimental music.

Guitar

Strings 2–3–3–2–X–2

How to play the F#mmaj7b5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–3–3–2–X–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 2 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (B) Do not play
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for F#mmaj7b5 chord

Other names: F# minor major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: minor major seventh flat five chord

Common name: F# minor major 7th flat 5 chord

Intervals and tones in F#mmaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A Minor 3rd
C Diminished 5th
F Major 7th

All Variations

Open
2–3–3–2–X–2
Fret 4
X–X–4–5–6–5
Fret 8
8–9–10–10–10–X
Fret 9
X–9–10–10–10–X

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The same chord type in other keys