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Cm7b5
C half-diminished (m7b5)
Notes: C · Eb · Gb · Bb
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Common shapes (3)
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x x 10 11 11 11
Other shapes (12)
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8 9 8 8 x x
x 3 1 3 x 2
x 3 x 3 4 2
x 3 1 3 1 2
x 3 4 x 4 6
8 6 8 x 7 x
x 3 4 3 4 6
8 9 x 8 11 x
8 9 8 8 11 8
8 9 10 8 11 8
8 9 8 8 11 11
8 9 8 11 x 11
About Cm7b5
The Cm7b5 chord is made up of C (root), Eb (minor third), Gb (diminished fifth) and Bb (minor seventh). Its interval formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – b7. It is the chord on the seventh degree of the major scale (viiø7) and the usual chord on the second degree of minor progressions in jazz (iiø7, V7, i).
On guitar, Cm7b5 has 3 common shapes: the A, E and D shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. The viewer also shows 12 more voicings, from easiest to hardest.