Dm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

○○○121DG#FG#CD
Dm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D · F · G# · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFCG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 3 1 0 0– 1 2 1 – –D G# F G# C Dmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 5 2 6– – 2 3 1 4x x F C D G#hard
x 7 3 5 x 6– 4 1 2 – 3x D F C x G#hard
0 5 6 5 5 6– 1 2 1 1 3D C G# C F G#easy · barre on fret 5
0 7 6 10 0 6– 3 1 4 – 2D D G# F C G#hard
0 7 0 10 8 10– 1 – 3 2 4D D D F G# Cmedium
0 10 0 10 8 10– 2 – 3 1 4D F D F G# Cmedium
0 1 3 1 0 3– 1 2 1 – 3D G# F G# C Fmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 5 2 3– – 4 3 1 2x x G# C D Fhard
x 7 6 5 x 3– 4 3 2 – 1x D G# C x Fhard
0 5 6 5 5 0– 1 2 1 1 –D C G# C F Deasy · barre on fret 5
0 7 6 10 0 10– 2 1 3 – 4D D G# F C Chard
0 7 10 10 8 0– 1 3 4 2 –D D C F G# Dmedium
0 10 10 10 8 0– 2 3 4 1 –D F C F G# Dmedium
0 1 0 1 0 3– 1 – 2 – 3D G# D G# C Fmedium
x 5 3 x 2 6– 3 2 – 1 4x C F x D G#hard

The Dm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – G Modal 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

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

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Other roots

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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.