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

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G · B

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 2 0 4 0 2	4 1 – 3 – 2	C# E G E E B	hard
x x 6 4 3 2	– – 4 3 2 1	x x C# E G B	hard
6 x 4 4 3 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	C# x B E G x	hard
6 5 0 4 7 4	3 2 – 1 4 1	C# G G E B C#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 x 7 7	2 1 – – 3 4	C# G G x B E	hard
x x 6 7 7 7	– – 1 2 3 4	x x C# G B E	medium
x 11 9 7 7 7	– 3 2 1 1 1	x C# E G B E	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 11 9 10	– 3 1 4 1 2	x C# E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 12 11 0 10	– 2 4 3 – 1	x C# G B E G	medium
x 11 12 11 12 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 11
6 5 0 4 0 2	4 3 – 2 – 1	C# G G E E B	hard
6 2 4 x 3 x	4 1 3 – 2 –	C# E B x G x	hard
x x 4 4 3 4	– – 2 3 1 4	x x B E G C#	medium
6 5 4 4 7 4	3 2 1 1 4 1	C# G B E B C#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 x x 7 7	2 1 – – 3 4	C# G x x B E	hard
6 9 6 7 0 7	1 4 1 2 – 3	C# B C# G E E	medium · barre on fret 6

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 G 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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.