Neighbours of Cmaj7b5
Every chord one voice of Cmaj7b5 reaches by a semitone or a whole tone, on C and so for every root: the voice that steps, the notes that result, and what they spell.
Cmaj7b5 holds C E Gb B. 6 chords are one semitone away and 6 chords are one whole tone away; 7 of them spell a chord type and 0 realise a transform a source names.
One semitone away
| Voice | Steps to | Notes | Spells | Named transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C#, +1 | C# E Gb B | E6sus2, F#7sus4 | none named |
| E | Eb, -1 | C Eb Gb B | no chord type | none named |
| E | F, +1 | C F Gb B | no chord type | none named |
| Gb | F, -1 | C E F B | no chord type | none named |
| Gb | G, +1 | C E G B | Cmaj7 | none named |
| B | Bb, -1 | C E Gb Bb | C7b5, F#7b5 | none named |
One whole tone away
| Voice | Steps to | Notes | Spells | Named transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bb, -2 | Bb E Gb B | Bmaj7sus4 | none named |
| C | D, +2 | D E Gb B | E7sus2 | none named |
| E | D, -2 | C D Gb B | no chord type | none named |
| Gb | G#, +2 | C E G# B | Cmaj7#5 | none named |
| B | A, -2 | C E Gb A | F#m7b5, Am6 | none named |
| B | C#, +2 | C E Gb C# | no chord type | none named |
No source this site cites names a transform for this chord type, so every step here stays unnamed.