D# m7b5 Chord on Tenor Guitar

Play D# m7b5 on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

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 Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 3, reaching across 4 frets. D# falls on the C string. It sounds from D#3 up to A4.

It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.

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.