Cm7♭5 chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

○✕✕111CF#A#D#
Cm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:C · D# · F# · A#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCD#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 1 1 x x– 1 1 1 – –C F# A# D# x xeasy · barre on fret 1
x x 3 4 3 3– – 1 2 1 1x x C F# A# D#easy · barre on fret 3
0 5 6 4 5 0– 2 4 1 3 –C A# D# F# C Cmedium
0 5 6 8 5 6– 1 2 4 1 3C A# D# A# C F#medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 6 8 8 6– 2 1 3 4 1C C D# A# D# F#medium · barre on fret 6
0 7 9 8 8 0– 1 4 2 3 –C C F# A# D# Cmedium
0 10 9 8 8 0– 4 3 1 2 –C D# F# A# D# Cmedium
0 10 9 10 x 10– 2 1 3 – 4C D# F# C x A#hard
0 10 x 10 11 10– 1 – 2 4 3C D# x C F# A#hard
0 1 1 1 3 0– 1 1 1 2 –C F# A# D# A# Cmedium · barre on fret 1
x 7 3 4 3 3– 3 1 2 1 1x C C F# A# D#hard · barre on fret 3
0 5 6 4 5 x– 2 4 1 3 –C A# D# F# C xmedium
0 5 6 x 5 6– 1 3 – 2 4C A# D# x C F#hard
x 7 6 8 8 6– 2 1 3 4 1x C D# A# D# F#medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 9 8 8 0– 1 4 2 3 –x C F# A# D# Cmedium
0 10 9 8 8 x– 4 3 1 2 –C D# F# A# D# xmedium

The Cm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, F#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#
♭710A#

More C chords

Other roots

See Cm7♭5 in another tuning

Arabic (CFADGC) C-F-A-D-G-C
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.