C#m7♭5 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

○○231EBEGC#
C#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G · B
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGBC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 2 0 1– 2 3 – 1E B E G C#easy
3 4 2 4 x2 3 1 4 –G C# E B xmedium
3 4 x 4 41 2 – 3 4G C# x B Ehard
x 4 5 4 4– 1 2 1 1x C# G B Eeasy · barre on fret 4
7 7 5 6 x3 4 1 2 –B E G C# xmedium
7 7 x 6 72 3 – 1 4B E x C# Ghard
9 7 9 9 72 1 3 4 1C# E B E Gmedium · barre on fret 7
9 10 9 9 x1 2 1 1 –C# G B E xeasy · barre on fret 9
0 10 11 0 11– 1 2 – 3E G C# G Beasy
12 x 11 12 112 – 1 3 1E x C# G Beasy · barre on fret 11
x 2 2 0 1– 2 3 – 1x B E G C#easy
x 2 5 6 4– 1 3 4 2x B G C# Ehard
0 4 5 4 4– 1 2 1 1E C# G B Eeasy · barre on fret 4
0 7 9 6 7– 2 4 1 3E E B C# Gmedium
9 7 9 0 73 1 4 – 2C# E B G Gmedium
9 10 9 9 111 2 1 1 3C# G B E Bmedium · barre on fret 9

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