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C#maj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–1–3

How to play the C#maj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–1–1–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the C#maj7b5 chord

Other names: C# major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: C# major 7th flat 5 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#maj7b5 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E# Major 3rd
G Diminished 5th
B# Major 7th

All variations

Open
0–1–1–3
Fret 3
5–5–3–4
Fret 3
6–5–3–3
Fret 6
6–7–8–8

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys