Ukulele · Half-diminished chord

C#m7b5C# Half-diminished

Key: D Major
Easy
Open chord

C#m7b5 is the C# half-diminished chord on ukulele, made of the notes C# · E · G · B.

Position 1 of 2Main

Notes

C#
E
G
B

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 D Major

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

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 3.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 1.
3Let strings 4, 2 ring open.
4Strum all the strings.