Dm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D · F · G# · C

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.