How to Play Piano Chord: D half-diminished 11 — root

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Dm11♭5

root position

D half-diminished 11

root position

D, F, A♭, C, E, G

The notes of the D major scale are:

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9, 11

C major D · C

C–E–G = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step down from the root
F minor D · C

F–G♯–C = ♭3, ♭5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

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