Standard
D half-diminished seventh · Open position
Dm7♭5 guitar chord
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D half-diminished seventh flat nine · Frets 3–5
Standard
D major seventh flat five · Open position
How to play Dm7♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
From the low E string x x 0 1 1 1 (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.
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Half-diminished seventh chords in every key
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