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Dbm7b5 on guitar

Dbm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled Db, Fb, Abb and Cb. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x45000, which sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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NoteDbFbAbbCb
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

Db half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.12
x45000sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Db half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.21
x42000sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Db half-diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr213
111011000sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 1, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr321
11109000sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1
xxx600sits at fret 6, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
Db half-diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 1, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1
xx11000sits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Db half-diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr12
xx5600sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Db half-diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 3, open, open, fret 9 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr2134
979009sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, open, fret 8 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr4321
11109080sits at fret 8, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, open, fret 14 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr1234
1414140140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, open, fret 14 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2341
x141401412sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Db half-diminished, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, open, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr4231
x75603sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Dbm7b5 belongs to

Dbm7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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