C half-diminished arpeggio for guitar (Cm7♭5)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C half-diminished arpeggio (Cm7♭5): C · D# · F# · A#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
Cm7♭5
CD#F#A#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C
Root
· R
D#
Third
· ♭3
F#
Fifth
· ♭5
A#
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
Cm7♭5Formula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5 ♭7
Notes in key
C D# F# A#
Typical use
Over VII° half-diminished; II in a minor key.
C half-diminished
The C half-diminished arpeggio is made up of: C · D# · F# · A#.
The half-diminished arpeggio (m7♭5): diminished triad plus minor seventh, the chord of the vii degree in a major key and the ii degree in a minor key.