D♯m7♭5 7-string bass chord

How to play D♯m7♭5 on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the G, C and F strings.

From the B string 4 5 4 4 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D♯m7♭5?

D♯m7♭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 D♯m7♭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 D♯ø7.

Where is D♯m7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: D♯m7♭5 to A♭7 to C♯m. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with D♯m7♭5

D♯m7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in E major and the iiø7 chord in C♯ minor.