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

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D♯m7♭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	F	second
3	G	third
4	G♯	fourth
5	A♯	fifth
6	C	sixth
7	D	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)
E♭ 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♯–A–C♯ = ♭3, ♭5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the half-diminished 7 chords Practice all inversions of D♯m7♭5

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