Cm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F# · A#

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Fingerings (16)

Cm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 2 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	x C D# F# A# D#	medium
x 4 2 4 2 3	– 3 1 4 1 2	x C D# A# C F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 5 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C x A# D# F#	hard
x 4 5 4 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x C F# A# A# D#	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 5 7	1 3 1 2 1 4	F# D# F# C D# A#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 6 8 0	– 2 4 1 3 –	x D# A# C F# D#	medium
11 7 9 0 0 7	4 1 3 – – 2	C D# A# F# A# A#	hard
11 10 9 0 8 0	4 3 2 – 1 –	C F# A# F# F# D#	medium
11 10 9 9 12 9	3 2 1 1 4 1	C F# A# D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 9
11 10 11 0 0 0	2 1 3 – – –	C F# C F# A# D#	easy
x x 11 12 12 12	– – 1 2 3 4	x x C F# A# D#	medium
x 4 2 0 0 3	– 3 1 – – 2	x C D# F# A# F#	medium
x 4 2 4 x 3	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C D# A# x F#	hard
x 4 5 4 5 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C F# A# D# D#	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 0 7	1 3 1 2 – 4	F# D# F# C A# A#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 6 8 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x D# A# C F# x	medium

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.