Also F#m6

D#m7♭5 (D# half-diminished): D# F# A C#. Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Also F#m6. A diminished triad with a minor 7th: the ii chord of minor keys (iiø7–V7–i) and the vii chord of major ones.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of20

Scales that contain it20

Inversions4

  • D#m7♭57

    Root position · D# F# A C#

  • D#m7♭5/F#6/5

    1st inversion · F# A C# D#

  • D#m7♭5/A4/3

    2nd inversion · A C# D# F#

  • D#m7♭5/C#4/2

    3rd inversion · C# D# F# A

Relatives5

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it3

Cadences1

Cadences it takes part in

Where it goes14

One small move away13

Its dominant1