Cavaquinho · Half-diminished chord

Dm7b5 Half-diminished

Key: D# Major
Hard
Open chord

Dm7b5 is the D half-diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes D · F · G# · C.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

D
F
G#
C

Structure

1
♭3
♭5
♭7

Sound: Half-diminished (m7♭5); Dark, jazzy
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of D# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D#	Tonic
ii	Fm	Subdominant
iii	Gm	Tonic relative
IV	G#	Subdominant
V	A#	Dominant
vi	Cm	Tonic relative
vii°	Ddim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 3 to string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 3 of string 1.
3Let string 4 ring open.
4Strum all the strings.