Dm7♭5
Half-dim · D – F – A♭ – C
- DR
- Fm3
- A♭♭5
- C♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Dm7♭5 chord
The Dm7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — D is the root, F the minor third, A♭ the diminished fifth and C the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, Dm7♭5 chords sit higher up the neck: x53534, around the 3rd fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Dm7♭5 chord?
- The Dm7♭5 chord contains the notes D, F, A♭ and C.
- How do you play Dm7♭5 on guitar?
- A common shape is x53534. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Dm7♭5 chord?
- The Dm7♭5 chord is built from the root (D), a minor third (F), a diminished fifth (A♭) and a minor seventh (C).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Dm7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.