C7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C · E · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – Open Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.