Dm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D · F · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 3 0 1 1 3	– 3 – 1 2 4	D C D G# C F	medium
x 5 3 5 3 6	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D F C D G#	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 6 5 6 6	– 1 2 1 3 4	D D G# C F G#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 8 6 7 6 10	– 3 1 2 1 4	D F G# D F C	hard · barre on fret 6
0 8 0 7 9 10	– 2 – 1 3 4	D F D D G# C	medium
0 8 0 10 9 10	– 1 – 3 2 4	D F D F G# C	medium
x x 0 10 9 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x D F G# C	easy
0 11 10 10 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	D G# C F x x	easy
0 3 0 1 3 3	– 2 – 1 3 4	D C D G# D F	medium
x 5 3 5 x 6	– 2 1 3 – 4	x D F C x G#	hard
x 5 6 5 6 6	– 1 2 1 3 4	x D G# C F G#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 8 6 10 6 10	– 2 1 3 1 4	D F G# F F C	hard · barre on fret 6
0 8 10 7 9 0	– 2 4 1 3 –	D F C D G# D	medium
0 8 10 10 9 0	– 1 3 4 2 –	D F C F G# D	medium
0 11 0 10 9 10	– 4 – 2 1 3	D G# D F G# C	medium
12 11 10 10 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	D G# C F x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
♭3	3	F
♭5	6	G#
♭7	10	C

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 D#m7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See Dm7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.