C 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (C7♭5)

C 7th flat 5 is played at the 3rd fret as × 3 4 3 5 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 3, ring finger on the D string at fret 4, middle finger on the G string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 5. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

Tip — The 3rd-fret voicing requires muting both E strings while fretting the A, D, G, and B strings cleanly.

C 7th flat 5 is played at the 7th fret as 8 7 8 9 7 ×: barre your index finger across fret 7, middle finger on the low E string at fret 8, ring finger on the D string at fret 8 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 9. The high e string stays muted.

C 7th flat 5 is played at the 8th fret as 8 9 8 9 × ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 8, ring finger on the A string at fret 9, middle finger on the D string at fret 8 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 9. The B and high e strings stay muted.

C 7th flat 5 is played at the 10th fret as × × 10 11 11 12: index finger on the D string at fret 10, middle finger on the G string at fret 11, ring finger on the B string at fret 11 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 12. The low E and A strings stay muted.

C 7th flat 5 is played at the 1st fret as × × 2 3 1 2: middle finger on the D string at fret 2, pinky finger on the G string at fret 3, index finger on the B string at fret 1 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 2. The low E and A strings stay muted.