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Dm7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Dm7♭5 drop 3 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 4 frets. Drop-3 half-diminished recipe: b3-1-b5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | D | F | A♭ | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Dm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: D C F A♭ from the bass
Grip 10-x-10-10-9-x · frets 9–101st inversion: F D A♭ C from the bass
Grip 13-x-12-13-13-x · frets 12–132nd inversion: A♭ F C D from the bass
Grip 4-x-3-5-3-x · frets 3–5Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A♭ F C D from the bass
Grip 4-x-3-5-3-x · frets 3–53rd inversion: C A♭ D F from the bass
Grip 8-x-6-7-6-x · frets 6–8Dm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: D C F A♭ from the bass
Grip x-5-x-5-6-4 · frets 4–61st inversion: F D A♭ C from the bass
Grip x-8-x-7-9-8 · frets 7–92nd inversion: A♭ F C D from the bass
Grip x-11-x-10-13-10 · frets 10–13Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A♭ F C D from the bass
Grip x-11-x-10-13-10 · frets 10–133rd inversion: C A♭ D F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-1-3-1 · frets 1–3More 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 3 m7b5 in every key
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