C#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G · B

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 6 2 5 0 5	– 4 1 2 – 3	x C# E B B G	hard
x 6 2 5 2 5	– 4 1 2 1 3	x C# E B C# G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B G C# E x	medium
x 6 5 5 5 5	– 2 1 1 1 1	x C# G B E G	easy · barre on fret 5
x 6 9 10 8 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x C# B E G x	hard
x 9 9 7 8 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B C# G x	medium
x x 11 10 8 9	– – 4 3 1 2	x x C# E G B	medium
11 12 9 10 0 x	3 4 1 2 – –	C# G B E B x	medium
11 12 11 10 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	C# G C# E B x	medium
x 6 5 5 0 2	– 4 2 3 – 1	x C# G B B E	hard
2 4 2 5 2 5	1 2 1 3 1 4	E B E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 7 5 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B x C# E G	hard
x 6 5 5 5 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 6 x 10 8 9	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C# x E G B	hard
x 9 x 7 8 9	– 3 – 1 2 4	x E x C# G B	hard
11 x 9 10 8 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	C# x B E G x	hard

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 – Wahine (G) 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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.