C#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 2 1 0 1 0	3 4 1 – 2 –	G B C# G C# E	medium
2 4 4 4 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	G C# E B x x	medium
x 4 x 4 4 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C# x B E G	hard
x 4 4 4 7 0	– 1 1 1 2 –	x C# E B G E	medium · barre on fret 4
6 7 7 6 7 0	1 2 3 1 4 –	B E G C# G E	medium · barre on fret 6
8 7 7 9 7 7	2 1 1 3 1 1	C# E G E G B	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 11 0 11 0	1 2 3 – 4 –	C# G B G B E	medium
x 10 11 9 11 9	– 2 3 1 4 1	x G B E B C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 1 4 4 3	– – 1 3 4 2	x x C# B E G	medium
2 4 x 4 4 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	G C# x B E x	hard
x 4 4 4 x 3	– 2 3 4 – 1	x C# E B x G	hard
x 4 4 4 7 7	– 1 1 1 2 3	x C# E B G B	medium · barre on fret 4
6 7 7 6 7 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	B E G C# G x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 10 7 9 7 7	2 4 1 3 1 1	C# G G E G B	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 11 9 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	C# G B E x x	medium
11 10 x 9 11 9	3 2 – 1 4 1	E G x E B C#	hard · barre on fret 9

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 – 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 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 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 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.