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

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

○○4231D#F#C#F#AC#
D#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 2 2 1 04 – 2 3 1 –D# F# C# F# A C#medium
4 3 2 2 5 23 2 1 1 4 1D# A C# F# C# D#medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 x x 5 52 1 – – 3 4D# A x x C# F#hard
4 0 4 5 5 01 – 2 3 4 –D# F# D# A C# C#medium
x 9 7 5 5 5– 3 2 1 1 1x D# F# A C# F#hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 9 7 8– 3 1 4 1 2x D# F# C# D# Amedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 9 10 8– 2 – 3 4 1x D# x C# F# Ahard
x 9 10 9 10 0– 1 2 1 3 –x D# A C# F# C#easy · barre on fret 9
10 12 10 11 10 121 3 1 2 1 4A F# A D# F# C#medium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 2 1 03 – 4 2 1 –D# F# D# F# A C#medium
4 3 2 2 x x4 3 1 2 – –D# A C# F# x xmedium
4 3 7 x 5 x2 1 4 – 3 –D# A F# x C# xhard
4 0 4 5 5 x1 – 2 3 4 –D# F# D# A C# xmedium
x 9 7 5 5 0– 4 3 1 2 –x D# F# A C# C#hard
x 9 7 9 x 8– 3 1 4 – 2x D# F# C# x Ahard
x 9 10 9 10 x– 1 2 1 3 –x D# A C# F# xeasy · barre on fret 9

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 B 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

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

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#m7♭5 in another tuning

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.