x x 0 1 1 1
Dm7b5
D half-diminished (m7b5)
Notes: D · F · Ab · C
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Drag the file into your recording program (DAW). It plays the guitar's real notes.
Common shapes (3)
x 5 6 5 6 x
10 x 10 10 9 x
Other shapes (12)
Showing 12 of 12
x x 0 5 6 4
x 5 0 5 6 4
x x 0 10 9 8
x 5 3 5 x 4
10 11 10 10 x x
x 5 3 5 3 4
10 8 0 x 9 8
10 x 0 10 9 8
x 5 6 x 6 8
10 8 10 x 9 x
10 11 0 10 x 8
x 5 6 5 6 8
About Dm7b5
Dm7b5 is built from four notes: D (root), F (minor third), Ab (diminished fifth) and C (minor seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – b7. It is the chord on the seventh degree of the major scale (viiø7) and the usual chord on the second degree of minor progressions in jazz (iiø7, V7, i).
On guitar, Dm7b5 has 3 common shapes: the D, A and E shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 12 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.