In every key
The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.
- Cm7b5
- Dbm7b5
- Dm7b5
- Ebm7b5
- Em7b5
- Fm7b5
- F#m7b5
- Gm7b5
- Abm7b5
- Am7b5
- Bbm7b5
- Bm7b5
Voicings
Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.
Root Position
C · Eb · Gb · Bb
intermediate
Drop-2
Gb · C · Eb · Bb
intermediate
Rootless Type A (b3-b5-b7-9)
Eb · Gb · Bb · D
advanced
Rootless Type B (b7-9-b3-b5)
Bb · D · Eb · Gb
advanced
Drop-3 (b7-b3-b5-1)
Bb · Eb · Gb · C
advanced
Drop-3 half-diminished — b7 in the bass under the b3-b5-root
Rootless (b5-b7-9-b3)
Gb · Bb · D · Eb
advanced
LH 5-3-2-1; the D-Eb semitone at the top is the 9-over-b3 color — voice it gently.
Where it turns up
Essential iim7b5 in minor II-V-I. Creates tension in minor keys. Common in jazz standards.
Commonly swapped with
- Ebm6
- Am7b5/C
Progressions that use it
Every one of these is written out with the hands on a keyboard and on a stave.