What notes are in a Cmaj7b5 chord?

Cmaj7b5 is C, E, Gb, B: the 1, 3, ♭5, 7 of C.

How do you play Cmaj7b5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 8 9 9 9 x x; 5th String Root: x 3 4 4 5 x; 4th String Root: x x 10 11 12 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Cmaj7b5?

Scales on C that contain every note of Cmaj7b5: C Lydian, C Lydian Augmented, C Lydian #2, C Lydian Augmented #2, C Lydian #2 #6, C Leading Whole Tone.

Guitar chord · Major 7b5

Cmaj7b5 chord (C Major 7b5)

Major 7th with a lowered 5th: a rare chord with a tritone between the root and the ♭5.

Notes CEGbB

Formula 1 3 ♭5 7

Shapes 3 on this page

Cmaj7b5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

6th String Root 8 9 9 9 x x

5th String Root x 3 4 4 5 x

4th String Root x x 10 11 12 12

Interactive chord diagram

Cmaj7b5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Cmaj7b5

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Cmaj7b5 is the chord of the moment.

C Lydian C Lydian Augmented C Lydian #2 C Lydian Augmented #2 C Lydian #2 #6 C Leading Whole Tone C Persian C Enigmatic

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Questions

What notes are in a Cmaj7b5 chord?: Cmaj7b5 is C, E, Gb, B: the 1, 3, ♭5, 7 of C.
How do you play Cmaj7b5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 8 9 9 9 x x; 5th String Root: x 3 4 4 5 x; 4th String Root: x x 10 11 12 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Cmaj7b5?: Scales on C that contain every note of Cmaj7b5: C Lydian, C Lydian Augmented, C Lydian #2, C Lydian Augmented #2, C Lydian #2 #6, C Leading Whole Tone.

Major 7b5 chords in every key

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