Dm7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:D · F · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 1 3 0 2 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	D F C D G# x	medium
3 x 3 3 2 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	D x C F G# x	hard
3 4 3 3 x x	1 2 1 1 – –	D G# C F x x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 4 5 0 6 6	– 1 2 – 3 4	x G# D D C F	medium
x x 5 6 6 6	– – 1 2 3 4	x x D G# C F	medium
x 10 8 6 6 6	– 3 2 1 1 1	x D F G# C F	hard · barre on fret 6
x 10 8 10 8 9	– 3 1 4 1 2	x D F C D G#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 x 10 11 9	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D x C F G#	hard
x 10 11 10 11 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x D G# C F x	easy · barre on fret 10
3 4 3 0 6 6	1 2 1 – 3 4	D G# C D C F	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 3 3 2 3	– – 2 3 1 4	x x C F G# D	medium
3 4 3 3 6 3	1 2 1 1 3 1	D G# C F C D	medium · barre on fret 3
6 4 5 0 6 x	3 1 2 – 4 –	F G# D D C x	medium
6 x 5 6 6 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	F x D G# C x	hard
x x 8 0 6 9	– – 2 – 1 3	x x F D C G#	medium
x 10 8 10 x 9	– 3 1 4 – 2	x D F C x 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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D 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.