Cm7♭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

Cm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, 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 Cm7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
♭3	3	D#
♭5	6	F#
♭7	10	A#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#m7♭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 Cm7♭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 Cm7♭5 chord?

Cm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes C, D#, 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.