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Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
Dm7♭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 |
Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: D A♭ F C from the bass
Grip 10-11-x-10-13-x · frets 10–131st inversion: F C A♭ D from the bass
Grip 1-3-x-1-3-x · frets 1–32nd inversion: A♭ D C F from the bass
Grip 4-5-x-5-6-x · frets 4–6Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A♭ D C F from the bass
Grip 4-5-x-5-6-x · frets 4–63rd inversion: C F D A♭ from the bass
Grip 8-8-x-7-9-x · frets 7–9Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: D A♭ F C from the bass
Grip x-5-6-x-6-8 · frets 5–81st inversion: F C A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-8-10-x-9-10 · frets 8–102nd inversion: A♭ D C F from the bass
Grip x-11-12-x-13-13 · frets 11–13Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A♭ D C F from the bass
Grip x-11-12-x-13-13 · frets 11–133rd inversion: C F D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-3-x-3-4 · frets 3–4More Dm7♭5
Scales with Dm7♭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
- D altered on 1
- E altered on ♭7
- A♭ Lydian dominant on ♯4
- B♭ Lydian dominant on 3
- G Phrygian dominant on 5
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on 2
- D, F, A♭ and B 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 (Dm7♭5 as iiø7)
- Blue Bossa (Dm7♭5 as 5)
Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key
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