Cavaquinho · Half-diminished chord

Cm7/5-C Half-diminished

Key: C# Major
Medium

Cm7/5- is the C half-diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes C · D# · F# · A#.

Other positions

Notes

C
D#
F#
A#

Structure

1
♭3
♭5
♭7

Sound: Half-diminished (m7♭5); Dark, jazzy
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of C# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C#	Tonic
ii	D#m	Subdominant
iii	Fm	Tonic relative
IV	F#	Subdominant
V	G#	Dominant
vi	A#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Cdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 3 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 4 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 1.
5Strum all the strings.