Cm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.