Cm7♭5 6-string bass chord

How to play Cm7♭5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Don’t play the G and C strings.

From the B string 1 2 1 1 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Cm7♭5?

Cm7♭5, C half-diminished seventh, is C, E♭, G♭ and B♭: the root (C), the minor third (E♭), the diminished fifth (G♭) and the minor seventh (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does Cm7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: C, E♭, G♭ and B♭. It is also called half-diminished, written Cø7.

Where is Cm7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Cm7♭5 to F7 to B♭m. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Cm7♭5

Cm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in D♭ major and the iiø7 chord in B♭ minor.