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C#m7♭5 Ukulele Chord

Spelled C#, E, G and B, this C#m7♭5 voicing mixes open and fretted strings for a tense, shimmering half-diminished tone. Use it as the moody ii leading into a minor ii-V-i, common in jazz standards and bittersweet pop.

Also known as

  • C#ø
  • Dbø
  • C# ø
  • C#ø7
  • Db ø
  • Dbø7
  • C# ø7
  • Db ø7
  • C#m7b5
  • Dbm7♭5
  • Dbm7b5
  • C# m7♭5
  • C# m7b5
  • Db m7♭5
  • Db m7b5
  • D-flatø
  • C-sharpø
  • D-flat ø
  • D-flatø7
  • C-sharp ø
  • C-sharpø7
  • D-flat ø7
  • C#half-dim
  • C-sharp ø7
  • Dbhalf-dim
  • D-flatm7♭5
  • D-flatm7b5
  • C# half-dim
  • C#half-dim7
  • C-sharpm7♭5
  • C-sharpm7b5
  • Db half-dim
  • Dbhalf-dim7
  • D-flat m7♭5
  • D-flat m7b5
  • C# half-dim7
  • C-sharp m7♭5
  • C-sharp m7b5
  • Db half-dim7
  • D-flathalf-dim
  • C-sharphalf-dim
  • D-flat half-dim
  • D-flathalf-dim7
  • C-sharp half-dim
  • C-sharphalf-dim7
  • D-flat half-dim7
  • C-sharp half-dim7
  • C# half-diminished 7th
  • Db half-diminished 7th
  • C# half-diminished seventh
  • Db half-diminished seventh
  • D-flat half-diminished 7th
  • C-sharp half-diminished 7th
  • D-flat half-diminished seventh
  • C-sharp half-diminished seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Let the G and E strings ring open, press the C string at fret 1 with your index, and the A string at fret 2 with your middle. It's an easy grab — just arch both fingers so they clear the open G and E strings and let those open notes ring out fully.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2
AECG 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
AECG 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
AECG 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0

See how C#m7♭5 works with other chords — Progression Generator