D Half-Diminished Chord (Dm7♭5)
Notes: D, F, A♭, C. Tap any diagram to hear it.
Dm7♭5
Dm7♭5 on guitar
x-x-0-1-1-1x-x-0-5-6-4x-x-0-10-9-8Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.
Dm7♭5 on ukulele
1-2-1-35-5-4-57-8-8-8Dm7♭5 on piano
Other D chords
Half-Diminished chords in other keys
About the D Half-Diminished chord
Half-diminished chords (minor seven flat five) are the ii chord of minor keys and a staple of jazz progressions. Dm7♭5 is built from the root (D), minor third (F), diminished fifth (A♭), minor seventh (C).
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the D Half-Diminished chord?
The Dm7♭5 chord is made of D, F, A♭, C: the root, minor third, diminished fifth, minor seventh.
How do you play Dm7♭5 on guitar?
The most common fingering is x-x-0-1-1-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).
How do you play Dm7♭5 on piano?
Press D, F, A♭, C together. In root position the lowest note is D.