C♯m7♭5
Half-dim · C♯ – E – G – B
- C♯R
- Em3
- G♭5
- B♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯m7♭5 chord
The C♯m7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — C♯ is the root, E the minor third, G the diminished fifth and B the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, C♯m7♭5 chords are most often played in open position: x42000. Let the open G, B and high E strings ring, and leave the low E string out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯m7♭5 chord?
- The C♯m7♭5 chord contains the notes C♯, E, G and B.
- How do you play C♯m7♭5 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is x42000. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯m7♭5 chord?
- The C♯m7♭5 chord is built from the root (C♯), a minor third (E), a diminished fifth (G) and a minor seventh (B).
- Is C♯m7♭5 the same as D♭m7♭5?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯m7♭5 and D♭m7♭5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯m7♭5.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯m7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.