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

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

○✕2111D#F#C#F#A
D#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 1 1 1 0 x2 1 1 1 – –D# F# C# F# A xmedium · barre on fret 1
3 x 6 4 4 x1 – 4 2 3 –D# x F# A C# xhard
x 4 6 4 6 8– 1 2 1 3 4x A F# A D# C#hard · barre on fret 4
x 10 6 8 0 8– 4 1 2 – 3x D# F# C# A C#hard
x 10 9 8 9 8– 4 2 1 3 1x D# A C# F# C#medium · barre on fret 8
3 1 1 1 0 42 1 1 1 – 3D# F# C# F# A Amedium · barre on fret 1
3 4 6 x 4 x1 2 4 – 3 –D# A F# x C# xhard
x 4 6 8 6 4– 1 2 4 3 1x A F# C# D# Ahard · barre on fret 4
x 10 6 8 0 10– 3 1 2 – 4x D# F# C# A D#hard
x 10 9 8 9 x– 4 2 1 3 –x D# A C# F# xmedium
3 1 1 1 4 42 1 1 1 3 4D# F# C# F# C# Amedium · barre on fret 1
3 x 6 x 4 41 – 4 – 2 3D# x F# x C# Ahard
x 8 6 4 6 4– 4 2 1 3 1x C# F# A D# Ahard · barre on fret 4
x 10 6 10 0 8– 3 1 4 – 2x D# F# D# A C#hard
x 10 9 x 9 8– 4 2 – 3 1x D# A x F# C#hard
3 1 1 4 4 12 1 1 3 4 1D# F# C# A C# F#medium · barre on fret 1

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 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 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.