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Cm7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Cm7♭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.
| Note | C | E♭ | G♭ | B♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Cm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: C B♭ E♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip 8-x-8-8-7-x · frets 7–81st inversion: E♭ C G♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-10-11-11-x · frets 10–112nd inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip 2-x-1-3-1-x · frets 1–3Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip 2-x-1-3-1-x · frets 1–33rd inversion: B♭ G♭ C E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-4-5-4-x · frets 4–6Cm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: C B♭ E♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-x-3-4-2 · frets 2–41st inversion: E♭ C G♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-5-7-6 · frets 5–72nd inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip x-9-x-8-11-8 · frets 8–11Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip x-9-x-8-11-8 · frets 8–113rd inversion: B♭ G♭ C E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-11-13-11 · frets 11–13More Cm7♭5
Scales with Cm7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D♭ major on 7
- B♭ minor on 2
- E♭ Dorian on 6
- F Phrygian on 5
- G♭ Lydian on ♯4
- A♭ Mixolydian on 3
- C Locrian on 1
- B♭ harmonic minor on 2
- C♯ melodic minor on 7
- E♭ melodic minor on 6
- C blues on 1
- D♭ bebop dominant on 7
- A♭ bebop dominant on 3
- C altered on 1
- D altered on ♭7
- F♯ Lydian dominant on ♯4
- A♭ Lydian dominant on 3
- F Phrygian dominant on 5
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half on ♭6
- C, E♭, G♭ and A 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 (Cm7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 3 m7b5 in every key
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