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D#m7b5 on guitar

D#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled D#, F#, A and C#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is xx1222, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteD#F#AC#
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.

D# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
xx1222sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
D# half-diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4, fret 5 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 3 to 5.4fr342
x64645sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
D# half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 4.6fr23
x6767xsits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and mutes 2 strings
D# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.234
244242sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2
D# half-diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2341
110111110xsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D# half-diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 1, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr123
1101111xxsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D# half-diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 3, open, fret 7, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 3 to 5.7fr324
907879sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 1 string ring open
D# half-diminished, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr1234
xx13141414sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
D# half-diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2134
1191111xxsits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# half-diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3241
119118xxsits at fret 8, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
x01222sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2134
20122xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys D#m7b5 belongs to

D#m7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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