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Dm7♭5 chord

Dm7♭5 is the D half-diminished (minor seventh flat five) chord. It has 4 notes: D – F – A♭ – C (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

A half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five) is the ii chord of minor keys. It sounds dark and leads strongly to the V chord.

Dm7♭5 chord on Guitar

Dm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 (xx0111)
Open positionxx0111
Dm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 (x53534)
From the 3rd fretx53534
Dm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-12-13-13-13)
From the 12th fretx-x-12-13-13-13
Dm7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x56568)
From the 5th fretx56568

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D open; G 1st fret; B 1st fret; high E 1st fret.

Dm7♭5 chord on Ukulele

Dm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (5545)
From the 4th fret5545
Dm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (1213)
From the 1st fret1213
Dm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (7888)
From the 7th fret7888
Dm7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (10-12-10-11)
From the 10th fret10-12-10-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 5th fret; C 5th fret; E 4th fret; A 5th fret.

Dm7♭5 chord on Piano

Dm7♭5 chord on piano: D, F, A♭, C

Play D, F, A♭ and C together with your right hand, and D (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the Dm7♭5 chord

Dm7♭5 appears in 16 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other D chords:

Chords in the key of D major:

Dm7♭5 chord: questions

What notes are in the Dm7♭5 chord?

Dm7♭5 (D half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of D, F, A♭ and C (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

How do you play Dm7♭5 on guitar?

The most common shape is xx0111 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Dm7♭5 on ukulele?

Play 5545 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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