C7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

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
3 0 1 2 0 1	4 – 1 3 – 2	C E A# E F# C	medium
3 2 3 2 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C F# C E A# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 3 4 4 5	– – 1 2 3 4	x x C F# A# E	medium
x 8 7 4 4 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C E F# A# x	hard
x 8 7 8 0 5	– 3 2 4 – 1	x C E A# F# E	medium
x 6 7 8 6 7	– 1 2 4 1 3	x A# E A# C F#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 7 8 0 7	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C E A# F# F#	medium
x 8 9 8 10 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C F# A# E x	medium · barre on fret 8
9 12 9 10 0 11	1 4 1 2 – 3	F# E F# C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 12 x 10 12 11	– 3 – 1 4 2	x E x C F# A#	hard
3 0 1 2 0 x	3 – 1 2 – –	C E A# E F# x	medium
3 2 x 2 4 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	C F# x E A# x	hard
3 6 3 4 x 5	1 4 1 2 – 3	C A# C F# x E	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 x 4 4 5	– 4 – 1 2 3	x C x F# A# E	hard
x 8 9 8 0 5	– 2 4 3 – 1	x C F# A# F# E	hard
7 6 9 8 6 x	2 1 4 3 1 –	E A# F# A# C x	medium · barre on fret 6

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 – Drop A 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.