C7♭5 chord on 12-String Guitar — Drop C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C · E · F# · A#

easybarre on fret 1

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Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes C, E, F#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar — 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.

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5 B7♭5

See C7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Half Step Down D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Double Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#Drop B B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#Drop A A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B D Modal D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D Open C C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E Open D D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D Open E E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E Open G D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D

What notes make up the C7♭5 chord?

C7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes C, E, F#, A#.

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.