Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Cm7♯5C Minor 7th Sharp 5th

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D♯tone

G♯tone

A♯tone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · Notes C · D♯ · G♯ · A♯

How to play it

Cm7♯5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Minor 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 x 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C Minor 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 10 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Cm7♯5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Minor 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 x 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C Minor 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 10 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How Cm7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭6 · ♭7

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