C#7♭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

C#7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C# · F · G · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes C#, F, G, B. 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 C#7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
♭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#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C7♭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 C#7♭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 C#7♭5 chord?

C#7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.