Dm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D · F · G# · C

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – Drop G# 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 Drop G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.