Standard
D♯ half-diminished seventh · Frets 1–2
D♯m7♭5 guitar chord
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D♯ half-diminished seventh flat nine · Frets 4–6
Standard
E♭ major seventh flat five · Frets 6–8
How to play D♯m7♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
From the low E string x x 1 2 2 2 (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.
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Half-diminished seventh chords in every key
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D♯m7♭5 on other instruments
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