Guitar arpeggio

F Minor 7 Flat 5 Guitar Arpeggio

F Minor 7 Flat 5 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from F, Ab, B, and Eb. It is also commonly called F Half-Diminished, and Fm7b5. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.

Chord tones
FAbBEb
Formula
1 b3 b5 b7
Semitones
0 3 6 10
Chord symbols
Fm7b5
Also called
F Half-DiminishedFm7b5

How to read this arpeggio

The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent F root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.

Use the interactive fretboard to locate the F root notes and connect the remaining minor 7 flat 5 chord tones across standard tuning.

This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called F Half-Diminished or Fm7b5.

Fretboard diagram

F Minor 7 Flat 5 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning F Minor 7 Flat 5 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning

Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool

Start with F Minor 7 Flat 5 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.

Open in interactive fretboard

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