D# m7b5 Chord on Mandocello
How to play the D# m7b5 chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The D# m7b5 chord is a half-diminished (m7b5) chord, central to the minor ii–V–i. It is built from the notes D#, F#, A, C#. This page shows how to play D# m7b5 on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 3 over a 4-fret stretch. D# falls on the C string. It sounds from D#2 up to A3.
Mandocello is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.