C♯m7♭5 banjo chord

How to play C♯m7♭5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret. Let the short G string ring open.

From the short G string 0 2 4 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C♯m7♭5?

C♯m7♭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 C♯m7♭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 C♯ø7.

Where is C♯m7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: C♯m7♭5 to F♯7 to Bm. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with C♯m7♭5

C♯m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in D major and the iiø7 chord in B minor.