Dm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D · F · G# · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.