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Ukulele (low G) tuning

C#m7b5 on guitar

C#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled C#, E, G and B. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is x102, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteC#EGB
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.12
x102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1234
6777sits at fret 6 and spans 1 fret
C# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
4434sits at fret 3 and spans 1 fret
C# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.123
4404sits at fret 4, needs no stretch at all and lets 1 string ring open
C# half-diminished, position 2, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.2fr4321
6432sits at fret 2 and spans 4 frets
C# half-diminished, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 1, open, fret 14 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr12
x13014sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# half-diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9, fret 10 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 1 to 3.9fr32
911910sits at fret 9 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 9
C# half-diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr213
x131214sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
C# half-diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr321
01197sits at fret 7, spans 4 frets and lets 1 string ring open
C# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.12
0102sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
C# half-diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr2134
6477sits at fret 4 and spans 3 frets
C# half-diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 2 to 4.4fr23
6474sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4

Keys C#m7b5 belongs to

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