Guitar · drop voicings # 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 7–8 **1st inversion: E♭ C G♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip 11-x-10-11-11-x · frets 10–11 **2nd inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ C from the bass** Grip 2-x-1-3-1-x · frets 1–3 **3rd inversion: B♭ G♭ C E♭ from the bass** Grip 6-x-4-5-4-x · frets 4–6 ## Cm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1 **Root position: C B♭ E♭ G♭ from the bass** Grip x-3-x-3-4-2 · frets 2–4 **1st inversion: E♭ C G♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-6-x-5-7-6 · frets 5–7 **2nd inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ C from the bass** Grip x-9-x-8-11-8 · frets 8–11 **3rd inversion: B♭ G♭ C E♭ from the bass** Grip x-13-x-11-13-11 · frets 11–13 ## More Cm7♭5 - [Cm7♭5 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2) - [Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [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 3 m7b5 in every key - Cm7♭5 drop 3 - [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) - [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) - [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) - [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) - [Fm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3) - [F♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) - [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) - [G♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) - [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) - [B♭m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-3) - [Bm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Cm7♭5 drop 3 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop3-m7b5:0:shapes)