Cm7♭5 bass chord

How to play Cm7♭5 on bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 8th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 8th fret.

From the E string 8 9 8 8 (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.