Arpeggio · Dm7♭5 · Guitar
The Dm7♭5 arpeggio is D – F – A♭ – C — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Dm7♭5 is the iiø chord of a minor ii–V–i; its sound is dark, unstable, leading. Below, every D, F, A♭, C on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 5. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from D |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | F | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | A♭ | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ♭7 | C | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
Goes with: D Locrian (D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C). Voicings: Dm7♭5 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
D – F – A♭ – C. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
Dm7♭5 is the iiø chord of a minor ii–V–i. Its character is dark, unstable, leading.
D Locrian (D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root D on the A string at fret 5 and play A-string fret 5, A-string fret 8, D-string fret 6, G-string fret 5, G-string fret 7. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the iiø chord of a minor ii–V–i.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Half-diminished (m7♭5) hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from D