C7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C · E · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 3 2 3 2 3	– 2 1 3 1 4	C A# E C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 3 2 3	– 4 1 2 1 3	x C E C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 4 3 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	E A# F# C x x	easy · barre on fret 3
0 5 4 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	C C F# E A# x	medium
0 5 8 9 0 5	– 1 3 4 – 2	C C A# F# E C	hard
0 9 8 9 6 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	C E A# F# A# x	medium
0 9 8 7 0 11	– 3 2 1 – 4	C E A# E E F#	hard
0 9 8 9 8 9	– 2 1 3 1 4	C E A# F# C E	medium · barre on fret 8
10 9 10 9 0 x	2 1 3 1 – –	A# E C F# E x	easy · barre on fret 9
10 11 10 x 0 11	1 2 1 – – 3	A# F# C x E F#	easy · barre on fret 10
0 3 2 3 2 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	C A# E C F# x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 3 2 3 2 3	– 2 1 3 1 4	x A# E C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 4 3 6 3	2 1 3 1 4 1	E A# F# C A# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 4 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C F# E A# x	medium
0 5 8 9 0 9	– 1 2 3 – 4	C C A# F# E E	hard
0 9 10 9 6 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	C E C F# A# x	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 – New Standard (NST) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.