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

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

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 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 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 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 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.