C Half-Diminished Guitar chord

RCb3Ebb5Gbb7Bb

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Voicing positions (6)

8 9 8 8 x x

x 3 4 3 4 x

8 6 4 5 4 6

8 6 8 8 7 6

x 3 1 3 1 2

x 3 1 3 4 2

Interval colors

In Chord8, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.

R

Minor 2nd

Major 2nd

b3

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

b5

Perfect 5th

Minor 6th

Major 6th

b7

Major 7th

C Half-Diminished chord

The C Half-Diminished chord is built from the intervals: R, b3, b5, and b7. It contains the notes C, Eb, Gb, and Bb. The added seventh gives this chord a richer, more complex sound.

Related chords

Same root (C)

C Cmin C7 CM7 Cm7 Cdim Caug Csus2

Same quality (Half-Diminished)

B Half-Diminished Db Half-Diminished D Half-Diminished F Half-Diminished G Half-Diminished

See the music. Every interval has a color.

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