Dbm7♭5
Dbm7♭5
Db M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Db
RootE
Minor 3rdG
Diminished 5thB
Minor 7thInterval Details
Db
Root
E
Minor 3rd
G
Diminished 5th
B
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
Db - E - G - B
Bass: DbInversion 1
E - G - B - Db
Bass: EInversion 2
G - B - Db - E
Bass: GInversion 3
B - Db - E - G
Bass: BCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Dbm7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Dbm7♭5
Db7#9#11
Db13#9#11
Db7#9#11b13
Dbm9b5
Simplified
Dbdim
Alternate Symbols
Dbm7b5
Dbø
Db-7b5
Dbh7
Dbh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Dbm7♭5
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Dbm7♭5