Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2, 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 Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2
C Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 19th position (19 20 20 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2
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 Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2
C Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 19th position (19 20 20 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2
Sound

How CM7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
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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CM7♭5 in other tunings:

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