D♯m7♭5 banjo chord

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Banjo · Open D

D♯ half-diminished seventh · Open position

F♯DF♯ADR♭5♭7RnoteF♯D♯AC♯D♯role♭3R♭5♭7Rfret01341frets 1–4C3C4C5C6
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How to play D♯m7♭5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the F♯ string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret. Let the short F♯ string ring open.

From the short F♯ string 0 1 3 4 1 (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.

D♯m7♭5 in other banjo tunings

Standard (open G)Double C

D♯m7♭5 on other instruments

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