Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C7♭5C Dominant 7th Flat 5th

CRoot

Etone

F♯tone

A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · Notes C · E · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

C7♭5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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 Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 4 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (12 11 11 x 14) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (12 11 11 14 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (12 11 11 14 14) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

C7♭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 Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 4 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (12 11 11 x 14) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (12 11 11 14 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (12 11 11 14 14) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How C7♭5 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

edgybluesyhazy

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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