C#7b5

Open position

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C#7b5 chord at a glance

C# 7th flat 5 (C#7b5) is built from the notes C# – D – F – F# – G – G# – B – C. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

C#7b5 shape 1, Open431
Shape 1 · Openx 4 3 0 0 1
C#7b5 shape 2, Fret 441213
Shape 2 · Fret 4x 4 5 4 6 x
C#7b5 shape 3, Fret 882341
Shape 3 · Fret 89 x 9 10 8 x
C#7b5 shape 4, Fret 12121234
Shape 4 · Fret 12x x 12 13 13 14