D#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m7♭5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 D#m7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 Em7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See D#m7♭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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 D#m7♭5 chord?

D#m7♭5 is a Half-Diminished chord built from the notes D#, F#, A, 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.