This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
D#m7♭5 Guitar Chord
A half-diminished seventh chord with a dark, restless quality. D#m7♭5 appears naturally in minor keys and is essential for jazz ii-V-i progressions.
Also known as
- D#ø
- Ebø
- D# ø
- D#ø7
- Eb ø
- Ebø7
- D# ø7
- Eb ø7
- D#m7b5
- Ebm7♭5
- Ebm7b5
- D# m7♭5
- D# m7b5
- Eb m7♭5
- Eb m7b5
- E-flatø
- D-sharpø
- E-flat ø
- E-flatø7
- D-sharp ø
- D-sharpø7
- E-flat ø7
- D#half-dim
- D-sharp ø7
- Ebhalf-dim
- E-flatm7♭5
- E-flatm7b5
- D# half-dim
- D#half-dim7
- D-sharpm7♭5
- D-sharpm7b5
- Eb half-dim
- Ebhalf-dim7
- E-flat m7♭5
- E-flat m7b5
- D# half-dim7
- D-sharp m7♭5
- D-sharp m7b5
- Eb half-dim7
- E-flathalf-dim
- D-sharphalf-dim
- E-flat half-dim
- E-flathalf-dim7
- D-sharp half-dim
- D-sharphalf-dim7
- E-flat half-dim7
- D-sharp half-dim7
- D# half-diminished 7th
- Eb half-diminished 7th
- D# half-diminished seventh
- Eb half-diminished seventh
- E-flat half-diminished 7th
- D-sharp half-diminished 7th
- E-flat half-diminished seventh
- D-sharp half-diminished seventh
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
The half-diminished sound at the 6th fret serves as the ii chord in C# minor. Jazz players should internalize this shape as it appears in virtually every minor key ii-V-i progression. Practice moving from D#m7♭5 to G#7 to C#m to build muscle memory.