C#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 2 2 1 0	4 – 2 3 1 –	C# E B E G B	medium
4 3 2 2 5 2	3 2 1 1 4 1	C# G B E B C#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 x x 5 5	2 1 – – 3 4	C# G x x B E	hard
4 0 4 5 5 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	C# E C# G B B	medium
x 9 7 5 5 5	– 3 2 1 1 1	x C# E G B E	hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 9 7 8	– 3 1 4 1 2	x C# E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 9 10 8	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C# x B E G	hard
x 9 10 9 10 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E B	easy · barre on fret 9
10 12 10 11 10 12	1 3 1 2 1 4	G E G C# E B	medium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 2 1 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	C# E C# E G B	medium
4 3 2 2 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	C# G B E x x	medium
4 3 7 x 5 x	2 1 4 – 3 –	C# G E x B x	hard
4 0 4 5 5 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	C# E C# G B x	medium
x 9 7 5 5 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C# E G B B	hard
x 9 7 9 x 8	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C# E B x G	hard
x 9 10 9 10 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G, B. 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 C#m7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
♭5	6	G
♭7	10	B

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cm7♭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 C#m7♭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 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.