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

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) 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
2 1 0 0 3 0	2 1 – – 3 –	C# G B E B C#	medium
x x 2 3 3 3	– – 1 2 3 4	x x C# G B E	medium
x 7 5 3 3 3	– 3 2 1 1 1	x C# E G B E	hard · barre on fret 3
x 7 5 7 5 6	– 3 1 4 1 2	x C# E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 x 7 8 6	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C# x B E G	hard
x 7 8 7 8 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E C#	easy · barre on fret 7
8 10 8 9 8 10	1 3 1 2 1 4	G E G C# E B	medium · barre on fret 8
0 10 0 9 11 10	– 2 – 1 4 3	B E B C# G B	medium
0 10 0 12 11 12	– 1 – 3 2 4	B E B E G C#	medium
x x 12 12 11 12	– – 2 3 1 4	x x B E G C#	medium
2 1 0 0 3 3	2 1 – – 3 4	C# G B E B E	medium
2 5 5 3 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	C# B E G x x	medium
x 7 5 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C# E G B x	hard
x 7 5 7 x 6	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C# E B x G	hard
0 7 0 7 8 6	– 2 – 3 4 1	B C# B B E G	medium
x 7 8 7 8 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 7

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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.