Dm7♭5 7-string bass chord

How to play Dm7♭5 on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the D, C and F strings ring open. Don’t play the B, E and A strings.

From the B string x x x 0 1 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Dm7♭5?

Dm7♭5, D half-diminished seventh, is D, F, A♭ and C: the root (D), the minor third (F), the diminished fifth (A♭) and the minor seventh (C). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does Dm7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: D, F, A♭ and C. It is also called half-diminished, written Dø7.

Where is Dm7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Dm7♭5 to G7 to Cm. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Dm7♭5

Dm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in E♭ major and the iiø7 chord in C minor.