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Dbm7b5 on guitar

Dbm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled Db, Fb, Abb and Cb. In Standard tuning (E2 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.

Notes and intervals

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 012
x45000sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Db half-diminished, open position, capo 021
x42000sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Db half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr213
979000sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 9, capo 09fr2
9109000sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 9 and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, open position, capo 0231
045003sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 8, capo 08fr2431
9109080sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 6, capo 06fr1
xxx600sits at fret 6, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
Db half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr1
xx11000sits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Db half-diminished, position 5, capo 05fr312
075600sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr12
01011000sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 14, capo 014fr123
014140140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all and lets 3 strings ring open
Db half-diminished, position 12, capo 012fr2341
0141401412sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open

Keys Dbm7b5 belongs to

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

Dbm7b5 in another tuning

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