How to Play Piano Chord: F half-diminished 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Fm9♭5

root position

F half-diminished 9

root position

Notes

F, A♭, B, E♭, G

Parent major scale: F

The notes of the F major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	F	root
2	G	second
3	A	third
4	A♯	fourth
5	C	fifth
6	D	sixth
7	E	seventh
8	F	octave
9	G	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

half-diminished 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9

root	F
flat third	A♭
flat fifth	B
flat seventh	E♭
ninth	G

Similar chords

F half-diminished 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
F dominant 9 flat 5 with raised third
F minor 9 with raised fifth

Upper structures

F diminished + Faug (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

G♯ minor F · D♯

G♯–B–D♯ = ♭3, ♭5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the half-diminished 9 chords Practice all inversions of Fm9♭5

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