F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Also known as:
F♭ Half Diminished 7th , F♭ Half Diminished , F♭ Minor Seventh Flat Five , F♭ Minor 7th Flat 5 , F♭ø , F♭ø7 , F♭m7♭5 , F♭min7♭5 , F♭mi7♭5 , F♭−7♭5
The F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord has a half diminished quality which includes minor Third and diminished (lowered or flattened) Fifth intervals but has a minor Seventh rather than a diminished Seventh. F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord contains the notes F♭, A, C, E. The F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord is a Seventh type chord which means it consists of a Triad (the Root F♭, the Third A, and the Fifth C) and the Seventh E.
Below you will find the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
F♭, A, C, E
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F♭ | 1 | Tonic |
| A | ♭3 | Mediant |
| C | ♭5 | Dominant |
| E | ♭7 | Subtonic |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| F♭ > F♭ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| F♭ > A | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| F♭ > C | 6 | Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone) |
| F♭ > E | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
Scales related to F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord.
io Chord of F♭ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord.
viio Chord of E♯ Major Scale
viio Chord of F Major Scale
iio Chord of D Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of B Harmonic Minor Scale
iio Chord of D Harmonic Minor Scale
viio Chord of E♯ Melodic Minor Scale
viio Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale
vio Chord of G Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of G Major Blues Scale
i Chord of E Minor Blues Scale
viio Chord of E♯ Ionian Mode
viio Chord of F Ionian Mode
vio Chord of G Dorian Mode
vo Chord of A Phrygian Mode
♯ivo Chord of A♯ Lydian Mode
♯ivo Chord of B♭ Lydian Mode
iiio Chord of B♯ Mixolydian Mode
iiio Chord of C Mixolydian Mode
iio Chord of D Aeolian Mode
io Chord of E Locrian Mode
vo Chord of A Phrygian Dominant Mode
♭vii Chord of F♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Chords related to F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord but different spelling.
E Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord.
G Minor Sixth Chord
E Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord and have the same root note.
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Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the F♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord but have a different root note.
E♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
F Major Thirteenth Chord
G Minor Thirteenth Chord
G Minor Sixth Chord
G Minor Sixth/Ninth Chord
B♯ Dominant Ninth Chord
C Dominant Ninth Chord
B♯ Dominant Eleventh Chord
C Dominant Eleventh Chord
B♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
C Dominant Thirteenth Chord
B♯ Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
C Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
E Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
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