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D#m7b5
Half-diminished7Also known as: Ebm7b5
About this chord
D#m7b5 (D# half-diminished, aka D#ø7/Ebm7b5 enharmonic) has a dark, suspenseful, and moody color, with a smoky, unresolved tension. Heard often in jazz and blues harmony, it also appears in classical minor-key progressions and film-noir scores. Its chromatic bite can suggest Eastern-European or noir-Parisian café vibes rather than bright pop. On guitar it favors closed or barre shapes and sophisticated jazz voicings; on piano it invites tight, clustered tensions. Commonly used as a iiø7 in minor ii–V–i or as a leading sonority, it heightens drama before resolving.
Intervals
1♭3♭5♭7
Tuning
StandardE B G D A E
Position Frets 1 - 5
Tags
jazzbluesclassicaltheory