D#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

✕○1321AF#C#D#F#
D#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A · C#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 4 3 2– – 1 3 2 1x A F# C# D# F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 2 4 x 5– 4 1 2 – 3x D# F# C# x Ahard
x 6 5 4 6 x– 3 2 1 4 –x D# A C# F# xmedium
x 6 5 0 6 9– 2 1 – 3 4x D# A A F# C#hard
x 6 9 0 6 9– 1 3 – 2 4x D# C# A F# C#medium
11 9 9 9 9 92 1 1 1 1 1D# F# C# F# A C#medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 0 3 x1 3 1 – 2 –F# C# F# A D# xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 4 x 2– 4 3 2 – 1x D# A C# x F#hard
x 6 x 4 6 5– 3 – 1 4 2x D# x C# F# Ahard
x 6 9 0 6 5– 2 4 – 3 1x D# C# A F# Ahard
x 6 9 9 9 x– 1 2 3 4 –x D# C# F# A xmedium
11 9 9 9 9 112 1 1 1 1 3D# F# C# F# A D#medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 0 3 51 3 1 – 2 4F# C# F# A D# Amedium · barre on fret 2
x x 2 4 3 5– – 1 3 2 4x x F# C# D# Amedium
x 4 5 6 6 x– 1 2 3 4 –x C# A D# F# xmedium
x 6 5 x 6 9– 2 1 – 3 4x D# A x F# C#hard

The D#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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.