F 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (F7♭5)

F 7th flat 5 is played in open position as 1 0 1 2 0 1: index finger on the low E string at fret 1, middle finger on the D string at fret 1, pinky finger on the G string at fret 2 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 1. The A and B strings ring open.

Tip — The hardest part is fretting the low E and high e strings with different fingers while keeping the open A and B strings ringing clearly.

F 7th flat 5 is played in open position as 1 2 1 2 0 ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 1, ring finger on the A string at fret 2, middle finger on the D string at fret 1 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 2. The B string rings open. The high e string stays muted.

F 7th flat 5 is played at the 3rd fret as × × 3 4 4 5: index finger on the D string at fret 3, middle finger on the G string at fret 4, ring finger on the B string at fret 4 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 5. The low E and A strings stay muted.

F 7th flat 5 is played at the 8th fret as × 8 9 8 10 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 8, ring finger on the D string at fret 9, middle finger on the G string at fret 8 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 10. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

F 7th flat 5 is played at the 12th fret as 13 12 13 14 12 ×: barre your index finger across fret 12, middle finger on the low E string at fret 13, ring finger on the D string at fret 13 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 14. The high e string stays muted.