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Dmmaj7b5 Guitar Chord

An extremely rare chord with a unique, dissonant sound. Found only in avant-garde jazz and experimental music.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–1–2–1

How to play the Dmmaj7b5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–1–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · middle finger

Notation for Dmmaj7b5 chord

Other names: D minor major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: minor major seventh flat five chord

Common name: D minor major 7th flat 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Dmmaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
Ab Diminished 5th
C# Major 7th

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–1–2–1
Fret 4
4–5–6–6–6–X
Fret 5
X–5–6–6–6–X
Fret 10
10–11–11–10–X–10

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys