F♯ 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (F♯7♭5)

F♯ 7th flat 5 is played at the 1st fret as 2 1 2 3 1 ×: barre your index finger across fret 1, middle finger on the low E string at fret 2, ring finger on the D string at fret 2 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 3. The high e string stays muted.

Tip — The 1st-fret voicing requires a partial barre across the A and B strings while fretting the low E, D, and G strings cleanly.

F♯ 7th flat 5 is played at the 2nd fret as 2 3 2 3 × ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 2, ring finger on the A string at fret 3, middle finger on the D string at fret 2 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 3. The B and high e strings stay muted.

F♯ 7th flat 5 is played at the 4th fret as × × 4 5 5 6: index finger on the D string at fret 4, middle finger on the G string at fret 5, ring finger on the B string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 6. The low E and A strings stay muted.

F♯ 7th flat 5 is played at the 9th fret as × 9 10 9 11 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 9, ring finger on the D string at fret 10, middle finger on the G string at fret 9 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 11. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

F♯ 7th flat 5 is played at the 13th fret as 14 13 14 15 13 ×: barre your index finger across fret 13, middle finger on the low E string at fret 14, ring finger on the D string at fret 14 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 15. The high e string stays muted.