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Cm7♭5 C half-diminished
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12 How to play Cm7♭5 Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the B string at the 3th fret, a barre. Middle finger (2): 4th fret of the D string. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string, high E string. ‹ Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x3434x 1 2 3 E A D G B E Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x3434x 1 2 3 E B G D A E x3434x · m7♭5 shape
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x31312 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x31312 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E x31312
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x3x342 2 3 4 1 E A D G B E Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x3x342 2 3 4 1 E B G D A E x3x342
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x34346 3fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x34346 3fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x34346
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 8-9-8-8-11-8 8fr 1 2 4 E A D G B E
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 8-9-8-8-11-8 8fr 1 2 4 E B G D A E
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Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 8-9-10-8-11-8 8fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 8-9-10-8-11-8 8fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E
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Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 8-9-10-11-11-11 8fr 4 1 2 3 E A D G B E
Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 8-9-10-11-11-11 8fr 4 1 2 3 E B G D A E
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Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 8988xx 8fr 1 2 E A D G B E Cm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 8988xx 8fr 1 2 E B G D A E 8988xx
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Chords that go with Cm7♭5 The other chords of D flat major, the key where Cm7♭5 is home (viiø7). Songs in this key move between them.
E♭m ii E♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2. Fm iii Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. A♭ V A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. B♭m vi B♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cdim vii° Cdim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, muted, fret 1 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3. Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Cm7♭5 chord C half-diminished is built from 4 notes: C (1), E♭ (♭3), G♭ (♭5), B♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
Cm7♭5 belongs to D flat major (viiø7), B flat minor (iiø7).
