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Dmaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–2–4

How to play the Dmaj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–2–4 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Dmaj7b5 chord

Other names: D major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: D major 7th flat 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Dmaj7b5 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–2–2–4
Fret 4
7–6–4–4
Fret 4
6–6–4–5
Fret 7
7–8–9–9

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys