Cmmaj7b5 Piano Chord
An extremely rare chord with a unique, dissonant sound. Found only in avant-garde jazz and experimental music.
Recommended voicing
C4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · B4
With bass · rootless
Left hand
Gb3 · B3 · Eb4
fingers 5–3–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the Cmmaj7b5 chord
Other names: C minor major 7th flat 5
Music theory name: minor major seventh flat five chord
Common name: C minor major 7th flat 5 chord
Notes and intervals in the Cmmaj7b5 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| C | Root |
| Eb | Minor 3rd |
| Gb | Diminished 5th |
| B | Major 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
Eb4 · Gb4 · B4 · C5
2nd inversion
Gb4 · B4 · C5 · Eb5