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

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – Open B 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 Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.