D#m7♭5 chord on 8-String Guitar

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

✕○2243111D#AAF#AC#F#
D#m7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A · C#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 5 0 4 2 2 2– 2 4 – 3 1 1 1x D# A A F# A C# F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 2 4 4 2 2 2– 2 1 3 4 1 1 1x D# F# C# F# A C# F#medium · barre on fret 2
3 4 x 4 4 x x x1 2 – 3 4 – – –A D# x C# F# x x xhard
x 4 5 4 4 6 4 5– 1 2 1 1 4 1 3x D# A C# F# C# D# Amedium · barre on fret 4
x x x 6 x 6 7 5– – – 2 – 3 4 1x x x D# x C# F# Ahard
x x x 6 7 6 7 x– – – 1 2 1 3 –x x x D# A C# F# xeasy · barre on fret 6
9 7 9 9 7 x x x2 1 3 4 1 – – –D# F# C# F# A x x xmedium · barre on fret 7
0 10 9 0 11 8 x x– 3 2 – 4 1 – –F# A C# A C# D# x xmedium
9 10 9 9 11 11 x x1 2 1 1 3 4 – –D# A C# F# C# F# x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 x 11 11 10 x– – 2 – 3 4 1 –x x D# x C# F# A xhard
x x 11 12 11 11 x x– – 1 2 1 1 – –x x D# A C# F# x xeasy · barre on fret 11
x x x x 1 2 2 2– – – – 1 2 3 4x x x x D# A C# F#medium
x 4 2 4 4 2 2 x– 2 1 3 4 1 1 –x D# F# C# F# A C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 x x 4 4 x 4 x1 – – 2 3 – 4 –A x x C# F# x D# xhard
x 4 5 4 4 6 4 x– 1 2 1 1 3 1 –x D# A C# F# C# D# xmedium · barre on fret 4
9 7 5 0 x 6 x x4 3 1 – – 2 – –D# F# A A x C# x xhard

The D#m7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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.