C7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C · E · F# · A#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.