C7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C · E · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 3 0 1	– 3 2 4 – 1	x C E A# C F#	medium
x 3 2 3 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C E A# F# x	hard
x 3 4 3 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C F# A# E x	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 4 5 4 5	– – 1 2 1 3	x x F# C E A#	easy · barre on fret 4
8 7 x 5 6 5	4 3 – 1 2 1	C E x C F# A#	hard · barre on fret 5
8 7 8 x 6 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	C E A# x F# x	hard
8 7 8 11 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	C E A# F# C x	hard
8 9 8 9 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	C F# A# E C x	easy · barre on fret 8
0 9 10 9 10 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	E F# C E A# x	easy · barre on fret 9
x x 10 11 10 11	– – 1 2 1 3	x x C F# A# E	easy · barre on fret 10
2 3 2 3 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	F# C E A# C x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 3 2 3 x x	1 2 1 3 – –	F# C E A# x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 3 4 3 4 5	– 1 2 1 3 4	x C F# A# E A#	medium · barre on fret 3
8 x 4 5 4 5	4 – 1 2 1 3	C x F# C E A#	hard · barre on fret 4
0 7 8 5 6 5	– 3 4 1 2 1	E E A# C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 8 9 6 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	C x A# E F# x	hard

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 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 C7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
♭5	6	F#
♭7	10	A#

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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

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.