C#7b5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Dominant Seventh Flat Five)

How to play C#7b5

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F, G and B above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-5. Left hand: 5-3-2-1.

Notes

C#root

F3 · major third

Gb5 · diminished fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

C#7b5 inversions

An inversion moves the lowest note up an octave. Same notes, smoother jumps between chords.

Root position

C# · F · G · B

1st inversion

F · G · B · C#

2nd inversion

G · B · C# · F

3rd inversion

B · C# · F · G

Notes and theory

C#root

F3 · major third

Gb5 · diminished fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

The 7b5 chord lowers the fifth of a dominant seventh, a jazz sound used for tension before resolving. The formula is 1 3 b5 b7. Strictly by music theory the notes are spelled C#, E#, G and B; E# is the same key as F.

C#7b5 on guitar C#7b5 on ukulele

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#5power chord C#m6minor sixth C#m9minor ninth

dominant seventh flat five chords in every key

C7b5 C#7b5 D7b5 D#7b5 E7b5 F7b5 F#7b5 G7b5 G#7b5 A7b5 A#7b5 B7b5

Questions

What notes are in the C#7b5 chord?

C#7b5 (C sharp dominant seventh flat five) is made of four notes: C# (root), F (major third), G (diminished fifth) and B (minor seventh).

How do you play C#7b5 on piano?

Play C#, F, G and B together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-5; with the left hand use 5-3-2-1.

What are the inversions of C#7b5?

Root position: C# F G B. 1st inversion: F G B C#. 2nd inversion: G B C# F. 3rd inversion: B C# F G.

What does a dominant seventh flat five chord sound like?

The 7b5 chord lowers the fifth of a dominant seventh, a jazz sound used for tension before resolving.