D half-diminished arpeggio for guitar (Dm7♭5)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the D half-diminished arpeggio (Dm7♭5): D · F · G# · C.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
Dm7♭5
DFG#C
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
D
Root
· R
F
Third
· ♭3
G#
Fifth
· ♭5
C
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
Dm7♭5Formula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5 ♭7
Notes in key
D F G# C
Typical use
Over VII° half-diminished; II in a minor key.
D half-diminished
The D half-diminished arpeggio is made up of: D · F · G# · C.
The half-diminished arpeggio (m7♭5): diminished triad plus minor seventh, the chord of the vii degree in a major key and the ii degree in a minor key.