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C♯m7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar

C♯m7♭5 drop 3 voices C♯, E, G, B with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-3 half-diminished recipe: b3-1-b5-b7 from the bass.

C♯m7♭5 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteC♯EGB
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

C♯m7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 11String 4, fret 9, b7b7String 3, fret 9, b3b3String 2, fret 8, b5b5
Root position: C♯ B E G from the bass
Grip 9-x-9-9-8-x · frets 8–9
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, b3b3String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 12, b5b5String 2, fret 12, b7b7
1st inversion: E C♯ G B from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-12-12-x · frets 11–12
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, b5b5String 4, fret 2, b3b3String 3, fret 4, b7b7String 2, fret 2, 11
2nd inversion: G E B C♯ from the bass
Grip 3-x-2-4-2-x · frets 2–4
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23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, b5b5String 4, fret 2, b3b3String 3, fret 4, b7b7String 2, fret 2, 11
2nd inversion: G E B C♯ from the bass
Grip 3-x-2-4-2-x · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, b7b7String 4, fret 5, b5b5String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 5, b3b3
3rd inversion: B G C♯ E from the bass
Grip 7-x-5-6-5-x · frets 5–7

C♯m7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1

34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 4, b7b7String 2, fret 5, b3b3String 1, fret 3, b5b5
Root position: C♯ B E G from the bass
Grip x-4-x-4-5-3 · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, b3b3String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 8, b5b5String 1, fret 7, b7b7
1st inversion: E C♯ G B from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-8-7 · frets 6–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, b5b5String 3, fret 9, b3b3String 2, fret 12, b7b7String 1, fret 9, 11
2nd inversion: G E B C♯ from the bass
Grip x-10-x-9-12-9 · frets 9–12
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910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, b5b5String 3, fret 9, b3b3String 2, fret 12, b7b7String 1, fret 9, 11
2nd inversion: G E B C♯ from the bass
Grip x-10-x-9-12-9 · frets 9–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 14, b7b7String 3, fret 12, b5b5String 2, fret 14, 11String 1, fret 12, b3b3
3rd inversion: B G C♯ E from the bass
Grip x-14-x-12-14-12 · frets 12–14

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