C Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) Scale — Guitar
C Min7♭5 (Half-Diminished) on guitar: notes C, Eb, Gb, Bb — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor triad with a flattened 5th plus a minor 7th — the classic ii chord tone in minor-key jazz.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 2 Gb (flat 5), fret 6 Bb (flat 7), fret 8 C (root), fret 11 Eb (flat 3), fret 14 Gb (flat 5), fret 18 Bb (flat 7), fret 20 C (root), fret 23 Eb (flat 3).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (flat 7), fret 3 C (root), fret 6 Eb (flat 3), fret 9 Gb (flat 5), fret 13 Bb (flat 7), fret 15 C (root), fret 18 Eb (flat 3), fret 21 Gb (flat 5).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (flat 3), fret 4 Gb (flat 5), fret 8 Bb (flat 7), fret 10 C (root), fret 13 Eb (flat 3), fret 16 Gb (flat 5), fret 20 Bb (flat 7), fret 22 C (root).
- G string: fret 3 Bb (flat 7), fret 5 C (root), fret 8 Eb (flat 3), fret 11 Gb (flat 5), fret 15 Bb (flat 7), fret 17 C (root), fret 20 Eb (flat 3), fret 23 Gb (flat 5).
- B string: fret 1 C (root), fret 4 Eb (flat 3), fret 7 Gb (flat 5), fret 11 Bb (flat 7), fret 13 C (root), fret 16 Eb (flat 3), fret 19 Gb (flat 5), fret 23 Bb (flat 7).
- e string: fret 2 Gb (flat 5), fret 6 Bb (flat 7), fret 8 C (root), fret 11 Eb (flat 3), fret 14 Gb (flat 5), fret 18 Bb (flat 7), fret 20 C (root), fret 23 Eb (flat 3).
Notes in the C min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale
The C min7♭5 (half-diminished) scale contains 4 notes: C, Eb, Gb, Bb. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| b3 | Eb |
| b5 | Gb |
| b7 | Bb |
C min7♭5 (half-diminished) on guitar
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