Cm7♭5 is the C half-diminished (minor seventh flat five) chord. It has 4 notes: C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).
A half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five) is the ii chord of minor keys. It sounds dark and leads strongly to the V chord.
Cm7♭5 chord on Guitar
x31312
x-x-10-11-11-11
x34346
8-9-8-8-11-8Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 3rd fret; D 1st fret; G 3rd fret; B 1st fret; high E 2nd fret.
Cm7♭5 chord on Ukulele
3323
5666
8-10-8-9
11-12-11-13Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 3rd fret; C 3rd fret; E 2nd fret; A 3rd fret.
Cm7♭5 chord on Piano
Play C, E♭, G♭ and B♭ together with your right hand, and C (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Cm7♭5 chord
Cm7♭5 appears in 6 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Wijaya 80, Sal Priadi Bulan Bintang Garis Menyilang Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Gino Vannelli – Stormy River Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Laufey – Letter To My 13 Year Old Self Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Adams – Timur Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Mary Poppins Returns – A Cover Is Not The Book Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Bill Wurtz – And The Day Goes On Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab
Related chords
Other C chords:
Chords in the key of C major:
Cm7♭5 chord: questions
What notes are in the Cm7♭5 chord?
Cm7♭5 (C half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of C, E♭, G♭ and B♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).
How do you play Cm7♭5 on guitar?
The most common shape is x31312 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Cm7♭5 on ukulele?
Play 3323 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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