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

C♯m♭5C♯ Minor Flat 5th

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Ftone

G♯tone

Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · Notes D · F · G♯

How to play it

C♯m♭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♯ Minor Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 x 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

C♯ Minor Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 10 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

C♯m♭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 Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 x 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

C♯ Minor Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 10 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How C♯m♭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

NotesD · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5

Same notes asC♯°

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