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D#m7b5
D# half-diminished (m7b5)
Notes: D# · F# · A · C#
More common: Ebm7b5
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
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Common shapes (3)
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11 x 11 11 10 x
Other shapes (12)
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11 0 11 11 x x
11 0 11 11 10 x
x 6 4 6 x 5
11 0 11 11 x 11
11 12 11 11 x x
x 6 x 6 7 5
x 6 4 6 4 5
11 0 x 11 10 9
11 0 11 11 x 9
x 6 7 x 7 9
11 9 11 x 10 x
x 6 7 6 7 9
About D#m7b5
The notes of D#m7b5 are D# (root), F# (minor third), A (diminished fifth) and C# (minor seventh). Its interval formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – b7. It is a half-diminished chord (m7b5): a diminished triad with a minor seventh, dark and tense but less unstable than the fully diminished chord.
On guitar, D#m7b5 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. The viewer also shows 12 more voicings, from easiest to hardest. D#m7b5 is also written as Ebm7b5: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is Ebm7b5.