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

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

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
0 1 4 1 1 1	– 1 2 1 1 1	C F# E F# A# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 6 5 3 x	2 – 4 3 1 –	E x F# A# C x	hard
4 5 6 7 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	E A# F# C x x	medium
0 5 6 5 7 5	– 1 2 1 3 1	C A# F# A# E A#	medium · barre on fret 5
6 x 10 7 7 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	F# x A# C E x	hard
0 7 10 7 9 11	– 1 3 1 2 4	C C A# C F# E	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 10 11 9 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	C E A# E F# x	medium
0 1 4 1 1 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	C F# E F# A# x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 5 6 x 3 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E A# F# x C x	hard
4 7 6 5 x x	1 4 3 2 – –	E C F# A# x x	medium
0 5 6 5 7 7	– 1 2 1 3 4	C A# F# A# E C	medium · barre on fret 5
6 7 10 x 7 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	F# C A# x E x	hard
0 7 10 11 9 7	– 1 3 4 2 1	C C A# E F# C	hard · barre on fret 7
0 x 10 11 9 11	– – 2 3 1 4	C x A# E F# E	hard
0 1 4 1 1 5	– 1 2 1 1 3	C F# E F# A# A#	hard · barre on fret 1
6 x 4 5 3 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	F# x E A# C 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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.