D#m7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 2 2 4	– – 1 2 3 4	x x D# A C# F#	medium
3 2 4 2 2 4	2 1 3 1 1 4	D# A F# A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
3 x 7 6 7 x	1 – 3 2 4 –	D# x A C# F# x	hard
x 8 4 6 4 7	– 4 1 2 1 3	x D# F# C# D# A	hard · barre on fret 4
x 8 7 6 7 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x D# A C# F# x	medium
x 8 7 8 7 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D# A D# F# C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 8 11 11 10 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x D# C# F# A x	medium
x x 4 2 2 1	– – 4 2 3 1	x x F# A C# D#	medium
3 2 4 2 2 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	D# A F# A C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
3 6 7 x 7 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	D# C# A x F# x	hard
x 6 4 6 4 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x C# F# C# D# A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 x 6 7 7	– 4 – 1 2 3	x D# x C# F# A	hard
x 8 7 11 7 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D# A F# F# C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 8 x 11 10 11	– 1 – 3 2 4	x D# x F# A C#	hard
1 2 1 x 2 4	1 2 1 – 3 4	C# A D# x C# F#	hard · barre on fret 1
3 2 4 6 2 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	D# A F# C# C# x	hard · barre on fret 2

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-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.