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D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voices D♯, F♯, A, C♯ with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | D♯ | F♯ | A | C♯ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: D♯ A F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 11-12-x-11-14-x · frets 11–141st inversion: F♯ C♯ A D♯ from the bass
Grip 2-4-x-2-4-x · frets 2–42nd inversion: A D♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-6-x-6-7-x · frets 5–7Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A D♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-6-x-6-7-x · frets 5–73rd inversion: C♯ F♯ D♯ A from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-8-10-x · frets 8–10D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: D♯ A F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-6-7-x-7-9 · frets 6–91st inversion: F♯ C♯ A D♯ from the bass
Grip x-9-11-x-10-11 · frets 9–112nd inversion: A D♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-13-x-14-14 · frets 12–14Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A D♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-13-x-14-14 · frets 12–143rd inversion: C♯ F♯ D♯ A from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-4-5 · frets 4–5More D♯m7♭5
Scales with D♯m7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- E major on 7
- C♯ minor on 2
- F♯ Dorian on 6
- G♯ Phrygian on 5
- A Lydian on ♯4
- B Mixolydian on 3
- D♯ Locrian on 1
- C♯ harmonic minor on 2
- E melodic minor on 7
- F♯ melodic minor on 6
- D♯ blues on 1
- E bebop dominant on 7
- B bebop dominant on 3
- E♭ altered on 1
- F altered on ♭7
- A Lydian dominant on ♯4
- B Lydian dominant on 3
- G♯ Phrygian dominant on 5
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half on 7
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole on ♭3
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in C♯ minor (D♯m7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key
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