Dm7♭5 chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)

in Turkish (DEABEA) tuning

○12143DFCCG#C
Dm7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:D · F · G# · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFCG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 3 1 4 3– 1 2 1 4 3D F C C G# Cmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 5 6 4 3– – 3 4 2 1x x D F G# Cmedium
0 4 5 6 8 x– 1 2 3 4 –D G# D F C xhard
x x 5 9 8 8– – 1 4 2 3x x D G# C Fhard
6 8 8 6 10 x1 2 3 1 4 –G# C F F D xhard · barre on fret 6
0 8 8 9 8 8– 1 1 2 1 1D C F G# C Feasy · barre on fret 8
0 1 3 1 4 x– 1 2 1 3 –D F C C G# xmedium · barre on fret 1
3 4 3 3 4 31 2 1 1 3 1F G# C D G# Ceasy · barre on fret 3
0 4 8 6 8 x– 1 3 2 4 –D G# F F C xhard
0 x 5 9 8 8– – 1 4 2 3D x D G# C Fhard
6 10 8 6 8 x1 4 2 1 3 –G# D F F C xhard · barre on fret 6
0 8 8 9 8 x– 1 1 2 1 –D C F G# C xeasy · barre on fret 8
0 1 3 1 4 5– 1 2 1 3 4D F C C G# Dhard · barre on fret 1
3 4 3 3 4 x1 2 1 1 3 –F G# C D G# xeasy · barre on fret 3
0 8 5 6 4 x– 4 2 3 1 –D C D F G# xhard
0 x 8 9 8 5– – 2 4 3 1D x F G# C Dhard

The Dm7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
♭56G#
♭710C

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Other roots

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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.