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Cm7b5
Upper Intermediate

Minor 7♭5

Formula1-♭3-♭5-♭7
CEbGbBb

How to build it

  1. Take a minor 7 chord
  2. Lower the fifth by one semitone
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**🎵 Also called:** "Half-diminished"

A very "jazzy" chord. Sounds softer than regular diminished. Once you learn it, you'll sound like a pro!

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