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Ukulele chord

Cm7♭5C half-diminished

  • C1
  • E♭♭3
  • G♭♭5
  • B♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play Cm7♭5

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the G string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Index finger (1): 2th fret of the E string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33232314GCEA
    Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33232314AECG

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  2. Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 56665fr1234GCEA
    Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 56665fr1234AECG

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  3. Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 80696fr314GCEA
    Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 80696fr314AECG

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  4. Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 8-10-8-98fr132GCEA
    Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 8-10-8-98fr132AECG

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  5. Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 11-0-11-1311fr123GCEA
    Cm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 11-0-11-1311fr123AECG

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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.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-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 6 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).

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