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# Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 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 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.

| Note | C | E♭ | G♭ | B♭ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |

## Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

**Root position: C G♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip 8-9-x-8-11-x · frets 8–11

**1st inversion: E♭ B♭ G♭ C from the bass** Grip 11-13-x-11-13-x · frets 11–13

**2nd inversion: G♭ C B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip 2-3-x-3-4-x · frets 2–4

**3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ C G♭ from the bass** Grip 6-6-x-5-7-x · frets 5–7

## Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

**Root position: C G♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-3-4-x-4-6 · frets 3–6

**1st inversion: E♭ B♭ G♭ C from the bass** Grip x-6-8-x-7-8 · frets 6–8

**2nd inversion: G♭ C B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip x-9-10-x-11-11 · frets 9–11

**3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ C G♭ from the bass** Grip x-1-1-x-1-2 · frets 1–2

## More Cm7♭5

- [Cm7♭5 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2)
- [Cm7♭5 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-3)
- [Cm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7b5)

## Scales with Cm7♭5 in them

Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.

- [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) on 7
- [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) on 2
- [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) on 6
- [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) on 5
- [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) on ♯4
- [A♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) on 3
- [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) on 1
- [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) on 2
- [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) on 7
- [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) on 6
- [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) on 1
- [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 7
- [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 3
- [C altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) on 1
- [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) on ♭7
- [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) on ♯4
- [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) on 3
- [F Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian-dominant) on 5
- [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 1

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-bb-minor) (Cm7♭5 as iiø7)

## Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key

- Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
- [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

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[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop2and4-m7b5:0:shapes)
