# D♯ minor 7th flat 5 Guitar Chord

> The D♯ minor 7th flat 5 minor 7th flat 5 chord, also known as half-diminished, combines the diminished triad with a minor seventh C♯, producing a haunting, unresolved tension. It is essential in jazz harmony for its sophisticated, somber sound. With F♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of D♯ minor 7th flat 5.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: D♯min7(♭5)
- Notes: D♯, F♯, A, C♯
- Intervals: 1 (D♯), ♭3 (F♯), ♭5 (A), ♭7 (C♯)
- Mood: melancholic, jazzy, moody, introspective
- Genres: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Fusion, Latin
- Playable shapes: 28

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 2 4 4 2 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/244242)
- Shape 2: -1 -1 4 6 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/xx4645)
- Shape 3: -1 9 7 8 7 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/x97879)
- Shape 4: -1 9 11 11 10 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/x9bbab)
- Shape 5: 2 4 4 2 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/244245)
- Shape 6: 14 0 11 11 14 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/e0bbeb)
- Shape 7: 14 12 11 11 14 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/ecbbeb)
- Shape 8: 14 0 13 11 14 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-sharp-minor-7th-flat-5/f-sharp/e0dbeb)

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