How to Play Piano Chord: D half-diminished 7 — root | PianoKitty

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Dm7♭5

root position

D half-diminished 7

root position

Notes

D, F, A♭, C

Parent major scale: D

The notes of the D major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	D	root
2	E	second
3	F♯	third
4	G	fourth
5	A	fifth
6	B	sixth
7	C♯	seventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

half-diminished 7 chord pattern

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7

root	D
flat third	F
flat fifth	A♭
flat seventh	C

Similar chords

D diminished with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
D dominant 7 flat 5 with raised third
D minor 7 with raised fifth
D diminished 7 with flattened seventh

Play it as two chords

F minor D · C

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

Practice the half-diminished 7 chords Practice all inversions of Dm7♭5

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