Chord & FretC(b5) on guitar
On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. In this C(b5) voicing the bass is C and the shape runs from fret 3 to 5, ringing 1 open string. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.
Notes in C(b5): C – E – GbFormula: 1 – 3 – b5In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
Where to use it: A rare, modern colour; in practice it shows up far more with the seventh attached, as C7(b5), than on its own.
This is just one shape of C(b5) on guitar. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in the instrument's own voice; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
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