C Half-diminished 7th Chord (Cm7b5) on Piano & Guitar

    A piano keyboard reference for the C half-diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as Cm7b5 or Cø, with the notes on piano and chord inversions. It's abbreviated as Cm7b5 because the half-diminished 7th chord is a minor 7th chord with a flat 5.

    The C half-diminished 7th chord has the notes C E♭ G♭ B♭. The 3 inversions to the C half-diminished 7th chord are E♭ G♭ B♭ C, G♭ B♭ C E♭ and B♭ C E♭ G♭.

    The intervals of the Cm7b5 chord are the root (C) , minor third (E♭) , diminished fifth (G♭) and minor seventh (B♭) .

    🎸 You can also jump to guitar chord diagrams for the Cm7b5 chord in common positions on the guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.

    C half-diminished 7th Chord on Piano

    Cm7b5 chord

    notes: C E♭ G♭ B♭

    • C
    • E
    • G
    • B

    Cm7b5 1st inversion

    notes: E♭ G♭ B♭ C

    • E
    • G
    • B
    • C

    Cm7b5 2nd inversion

    notes: G♭ B♭ C E♭

    • G
    • B
    • C
    • E

    Cm7b5 3rd inversion

    notes: B♭ C E♭ G♭

    • B
    • C
    • E
    • G

    🎸 Cm7b5 Chord Guitar Diagrams

    Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the C half-diminished 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.

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    orientation:
    1 Index finger
    2 Middle finger
    3 Ring finger
    4 Pinky

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    Piano Samples

    The piano samples used for this C half-diminished 7th chord reference are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

    Circle of fifths with major and minor keys