C#m7♭5 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F) tuning

1342C#BEG
C#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGBC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 4 21 3 4 2C# B E Gmedium
4 6 7 61 2 4 3E C# G Bmedium
7 9 11 81 3 4 2G E B C#hard
4 4 1 23 4 1 2E B C# Gmedium
7 6 4 64 2 1 3G C# E Bmedium
11 9 7 84 3 1 2B E G C#hard
4 4 7 81 2 3 4E B G C#hard
7 4 4 83 1 2 4G B E C#hard

The C#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C#m7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
♭56G
♭710B

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#m7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#m7♭5 chord?

C#m7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes C#, E, G, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.