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F♯ half-diminished chord

Symbol: F♯m7♭5 · Notes: F♯ – A – C – E

A diminished chord with a minor seventh, also written ø: it is the ii chord of minor keys, right before the dominant (the minor ii – V – i).

How it is built

• F♯: root
• A: minor third
• C: diminished fifth
• E: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: F♯ – A – C – E
• 1st inversion: A – C – E – F♯
• 2nd inversion: C – E – F♯ – A
• 3rd inversion: E – F♯ – A – C

In which keys

• VII in G major
• II in E minor

Other F♯ chords

F♯ · F♯m · F♯7 · F♯maj7 · F♯m7 · F♯sus2 · F♯sus4 · F♯dim · F♯+ · F♯6 · F♯m6 · F♯add9 · F♯dim7

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