Cm7♭5
Half-dim · C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
- CR
- E♭m3
- G♭♭5
- B♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Cm7♭5 chord
The Cm7♭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, Cm7♭5 chords sit higher up the neck: x31312, around the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. 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 Cm7♭5 chord?
- The Cm7♭5 chord contains the notes C, E♭, G♭ and B♭.
- How do you play Cm7♭5 on guitar?
- A common shape is x31312. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Cm7♭5 chord?
- The Cm7♭5 chord is built from the root (C), a minor third (E♭), a diminished fifth (G♭) and a minor seventh (B♭).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Cm7♭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.