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

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:C · E · F# · A#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 Gm 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.