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C♯m7♭5 chord

C♯m7♭5 (also written D♭m7♭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.

C♯m7♭5 chord on Guitar

C♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x42000)
Open positionx42000
C♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 (x-x-11-12-12-12)
From the 11th fretx-x-11-12-12-12
C♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x45457)
From the 4th fretx45457
C♯m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 (9-10-9-9-12-9)
From the 9th fret9-10-9-9-12-9

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 4th fret; D 2nd fret; G open; B open; high E open.

C♯m7♭5 chord on Ukulele

C♯m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0102)
Open position0102
C♯m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (4434)
From the 3rd fret4434
C♯m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (6777)
From the 6th fret6777
C♯m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (9-11-9-10)
From the 9th fret9-11-9-10

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C 1st fret; E open; A 2nd fret.

C♯m7♭5 chord on Piano

C♯m7♭5 chord on piano: C♯, E, G, B

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 C♯m7♭5 chord

C♯m7♭5 appears in 18 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other C# chords:

Chords in the key of D♭ major:

C♯m7♭5 chord: questions

What notes are in the C♯m7♭5 chord?

C♯m7♭5 (C# half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of C♯, E, G and B (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

How do you play C♯m7♭5 on guitar?

The most common shape is x42000 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play C♯m7♭5 on ukulele?

Play 0102 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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