F#7b5 Piano Chord

F#7b5

F# Seven Flat Five

3rd

A#

b 5th

C

Min 7th

E

Root

F#

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

F#

A#

C

E

The Notes in a F# Seven Flat Five Chord

The 3rd

Finding A# from F# step by step:

Start on: F#
Step 1: move up to G
Step 2: move up to G#
Step 3: move up to A
Step 4: Land on A#

3rd

A#

Root

F#

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G is a minor second above F#.
G# is a major 2nd above F#.
A is a minor third above F#.
A# is a major third above F#.

The b 5th

Finding C from F# step by step:

Start on: F#
Step 1: move up to G
Step 2: move up to G#
Step 3: move up to A
Step 4: move up to A#
Step 5: move up to B
Step 6: Land on C

b 5th

C

Root

F#

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5

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G is a minor second above F#.
G# is a major 2nd above F#.
A is a minor third above F#.
A# is a major third above F#.
B is a fourth above F#.
C is a flat fifth above F#.

The Min 7th

Finding E from F# step by step:

Start on: F#
Step 1: move down to E#
Step 2: Land on E

Min 7th

E

Root

F#

1

PLAY

E# is a minor second below F#.
E is a major 2nd below F#. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note E is down 2 half-steps from F#, but up 10 half-steps from F#:

Min 7th

E

Root

F#

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8

9

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