C#m7♭5 chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

○123C#BEG
C#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G · B
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGBC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 2 01 2 3 –C# B E Geasy
4 2 5 62 1 3 4E B G C#hard
4 4 5 41 1 2 1E C# G Beasy · barre on fret 4
7 7 9 62 3 4 1G E B C#medium
11 7 11 02 1 3 –B E C# Ghard
11 10 11 93 2 4 1B G C# Emedium

The C#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low 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.