F#maj7b5: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#maj7b5 (Maj7b5) is an interactive GuitarArcanum page with chord formula, intervals, voicings, inversions, triads, pentatonic patterns, scales and arpeggios on the fretboard.

Chord formula

Interval formula: 1 3 b5 7. A major 7th with a flat 5th. A lifted, bright sound — essentially a Lydian color.

Chord tones

The b5 here is a color, not a passing note — it's enharmonic with a #11 and gives Lydian light over a major 7th.

Sound character

Bright, lifted and floating — a Lydian, impressionist color.

Harmonic function

A tonic or subdominant with a Lydian shading. Stable but lifted.

Typical progressions

  • F#maj7b5 (Lydian tonic)
  • G#m7 – F#maj7b5
  • Bmaj7 – F#maj7b5

Guitar voicing advice

Use a b5 (#11) instead of the perfect 5th. Keep 3rd and 7th close, with the b5 on top.

Compatible scales for F#maj7b5

Open interactive scale pages that naturally pair with this chord.

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.