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Dm7♭5 Chord on Guitar

Dm7♭5 is the D half-diminished (ø) chord — 4 notes (D, F, A♭, C) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: D · F · A♭ · CFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

Dm7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • Dm7♭5 – open position××R♭5♭7♭3open position
  • Dm7♭5 – fret 3×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 3
  • Dm7♭5 – fret 55×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 5
  • Dm7♭5 – fret 1010R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 10
  • Dm7♭5 – fret 1212××R♭5♭7♭3fret 12

Dm7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭5♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭510×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭56××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭76♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭7×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭79××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: R10R♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: R5×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: R12××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭312♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭37×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭3××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

Dm7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭312♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭37×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭5♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭510×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭76♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: ♭7×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: R9R×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • Dm7♭5 – bass: R4×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

Dm7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • Dm7♭5 – R-3-78R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • Dm7♭5 – R-3-7×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • Dm7♭5 – R-7-310R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • Dm7♭5 – R-7-35×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain Dm7♭5

Scales to play over Dm7♭5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain D, F, A♭, C.

Other D chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

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Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the Dm7♭5 chord?
Dm7♭5 (D half-diminished (ø)) contains D, F, A♭, C — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play Dm7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is xx0111 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with Dm7♭5?
Good choices to solo over Dm7♭5: D Locrian, D Locrian ♮2, D Blues.
What key is Dm7♭5 in?
Dm7♭5 is diatonic in E♭ major (viiø7), C minor (iiø7).