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Fm7b5 Piano Chord

A key chord of minor jazz. Occurs naturally as the ii chord in minor keys (in ii–V–i progressions). Less tense than the fully diminished seventh chord.

Piano

Recommended voicing
F4 · Ab4 · Cb5 · Eb5

How to play the Fm7b5 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: F4, Ab4, Cb5 and Eb5. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Fm7b5 chord

Other names: F minor 7th flat 5, F half-diminished, Fø7, Fm7♭5

Music theory name: half-diminished seventh chord

Common name: F half-diminished chord

Notes and intervals in the Fm7b5 chord

Note Interval
F Root
Ab Minor 3rd
Cb Diminished 5th
Eb Minor 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
Ab4 · Cb5 · Eb5 · F5
2nd inversion
Cb5 · Eb5 · F5 · Ab5

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Fm7b5

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