Skip to content
Barre None

Setup

Instrument

E A D G B E

Diagrams

Playback

Barre None Pro

Pro — this build has no purchasing set up, so every feature is unlocked.

Practice mode, the songbook and worksheets are unlocked on this device.

Your data

Your songs, set lists, progressions, drill bests and preferences live only in this browser. Export a backup file to keep them safe or move them to another device.

Drop D tuning

Dm7b5 on guitar

Dm7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled D, F, Ab and C. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is xx0111, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteDFAbC
Interval1P3m5d7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

D half-diminished, open position, capo 0
xx0111sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D half-diminished, open position, capo 032
033534sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 3 and lets 1 string ring open
D half-diminished, position 4, capo 04fr2341
050564sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D half-diminished, position 5, capo 05fr23
05656xsits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D half-diminished, position 7, capo 07fr2143
080798sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D half-diminished, position 6, capo 06fr324
086768sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring open
D half-diminished, position 8, capo 08fr1432
0801098sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D half-diminished, position 9, capo 09fr4231
01110109xsits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr1234
0110131313sits at fret 11, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
D half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr2
0111010xxsits at fret 10, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 10, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr
xx0131313sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D half-diminished, position 12, capo 012fr1234
xx12131313sits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings

Keys Dm7b5 belongs to

Dm7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Dm7b5 in another tuning

Open Dm7b5 in the explorer →