Chord & FretCm7(b5) on electric guitar
On the electric guitar a chord needs only a few clear notes — the amp sustains them and fills the space, so you mute the strings you are not playing and let the tone carry the rest. In this Cm7(b5) voicing the bass is C and the shape runs from fret 3 to 4. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.
Notes in Cm7(b5): C – Eb – Gb – BbFormula: 1 – b3 – b5 – b7In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
Where to use it: In minor keys it is usually the chord that opens the famous ii–V — in other words, the two-chord pair that prepares the return home. Think Dm7b5 → G7G7G7G7 arriving at CmCmCmCm.
Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Cm7(b5) on electric guitar. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
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