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D♯ half-diminished chord

Symbol: D♯m7♭5 · Notes: D♯ – F♯ – A – C♯

A diminished chord with a minor seventh, also written ø: it is the ii chord of minor keys, right before the dominant (the minor ii – V – i).

How it is built

• D♯: root
• F♯: minor third
• A: diminished fifth
• C♯: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: D♯ – F♯ – A – C♯
• 1st inversion: F♯ – A – C♯ – D♯
• 2nd inversion: A – C♯ – D♯ – F♯
• 3rd inversion: C♯ – D♯ – F♯ – A

In which keys

• VII in E major
• II in C♯ minor

Other D♯ chords

E♭ · E♭m · E♭7 · E♭maj7 · E♭m7 · E♭sus2 · E♭sus4 · D♯dim · E♭+ · E♭6 · E♭m6 · E♭add9 · D♯dim7

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