C#m7♭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#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G · B

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.