Dm7♭5 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F) tuning

○○21DG#CF
Dm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D · F · G# · C
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFCG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 1 0 02 1 – –D G# C Feasy
2 5 5 31 3 4 2D C F G#medium
5 7 8 71 2 4 3F D G# Cmedium
0 7 8 0– 1 2 –C D G# Feasy
0 10 8 9– 3 1 2C F G# Dmedium
0 1 2 0– 1 2 –C G# D Feasy
5 5 2 33 4 1 2F C D G#medium
8 7 5 74 2 1 3G# D F Cmedium
8 7 0 02 1 – –G# D C Feasy
8 10 0 91 3 – 2G# F C Dmedium
0 7 5 3– 3 2 1C D F G#hard
5 5 8 91 2 3 4F C G# Dhard
8 10 12 91 3 4 2G# F C Dhard
5 7 0 32 3 – 1F D C G#hard
8 5 5 93 1 2 4G# C F Dhard
12 10 8 94 3 1 2C F G# Dhard

The Dm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Dm7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
♭56G#
♭710C

More D chords

Other roots

See Dm7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the Dm7♭5 chord?

Dm7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes D, F, G#, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.