D#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.