CM7♭5C Major 7th Flat 5th
CRoot
Etone
F♯tone
Btone
Formula 1 · 3 · ♭5 · 7 · Notes C · E · F♯ · B
How to play it
CM7♭5 fingering positions
Double C (gCGCD), 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).
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.
Sound
How CM7♭5 sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
etherealfloating
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesC · E · F♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭5 · 7
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