Guitar chord · Sevenths
D half-diminished 7th chord on guitar
xx0111 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Dm7♭5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
Dm7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in E♭ major. In minor keys: iiø7 in C minor.
- Notes
- DFA♭C
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 3 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, held by the barre A♭
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre C
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--1---| G|--1---| D|--0---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Dm7♭5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Dm7♭5 on guitar
On guitar, Dm7♭5 is one of the friendlier shapes: xx0111 needs just one finger and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
