Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

F♯M7♭5F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th

CRoot
Etone
F♯tone
Btone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 4  ·  Notes C · E · F♯ · B

How to play it

F♯M7♭5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 1 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 1 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 x 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 13 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 13 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 13 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

F♯M7♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 1 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 1 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 x 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 13 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 13 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 14 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 13 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How F♯M7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
etherealfloating
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 4
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