Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

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

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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 — 4th position (x 5 6 7 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 8 7 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 8 7 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 8 7 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 x 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 16th position (x 17 18 19 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 19th position (21 21 20 19 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
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 — 4th position (x 5 6 7 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 8 7 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 8 7 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 8 7 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 x 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 9 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 16th position (x 17 18 19 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
C Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 19th position (21 21 20 19 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
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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