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# Dm7♭5 arpeggio on guitar

The D half-diminished arpeggio has 4 notes: D, F, A♭, C.

| Note | D | F | A♭ | C |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |

## Dm7♭5 on the whole neck

Every Dm7♭5 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

Dm7♭5 Note names

Dm7♭5 Degrees

## Dm7♭5 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 10 notes

Position 2: frets 3–7, 9 notes

Position 3: frets 5–9, 9 notes

Position 4: frets 7–11, 10 notes

Position 5: frets 10–13, 10 notes

## Dm7♭5 voicings

- [Dm7♭5 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2)
- [Dm7♭5 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3)
- [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with Dm7♭5 in them

Scales on this site that contain Dm7♭5 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) on 7
- [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) on 2
- [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) on 6
- [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) on 5
- [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) on ♯4
- [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) on 3
- [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) on 1
- [C harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-harmonic-minor) on 2
- [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) on 7
- [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) on 6
- [D blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-blues) on 1
- [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) on 7
- [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 3
- [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) on 1
- [E altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) on ♭7
- [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) on ♯4
- [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) on 3
- [G Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian-dominant) on 5
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 2
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on 1

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c-minor) (Dm7♭5 as iiø7)
- [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (Dm7♭5 as 5)

## Half-diminished arpeggio in every key

- [Cm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7b5)
- [C♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5)
- Dm7♭5
- [D♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5)
- [Em7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5)
- [Fm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5)
- [F♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7b5)
- [Gm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5)
- [G♯m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5)
- [Am7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5)
- [B♭m7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5)
- [Bm7♭5](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7b5)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the Dm7♭5 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-m7b5:2:arpeggio)
