Cm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, 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 Cm7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More C chords

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

Other roots

C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 D#m7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See Cm7♭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 Cm7♭5 chord?

Cm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes C, D#, 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.