D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Also known as:
D Half Diminished 7th , D Half Diminished , D Minor Seventh Flat Five , D Minor 7th Flat 5 , Dø , Dø7 , Dm7♭5 , Dmin7♭5 , Dmi7♭5 , D−7♭5
The D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord has a half diminished quality which includes minor Third and diminished (lowered or flattened) Fifth intervals but has a minor Seventh rather than a diminished Seventh. D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord contains the notes D, F, A♭, C. The D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord is a Seventh type chord which means it consists of a Triad (the Root D, the Third F, and the Fifth A♭) and the Seventh C.
Below you will find the D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
D, F, A♭, C
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Tonic |
| F | ♭3 | Mediant |
| A♭ | ♭5 | Dominant |
| C | ♭7 | Subtonic |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| D > D | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| D > F | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| D > A♭ | 6 | Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone) |
| D > C | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
Scales related to D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord.
viio Chord of E♭ Major Scale
iio Chord of C Natural Minor Scale
iio Chord of C Harmonic Minor Scale
viio Chord of E♭ Melodic Minor Scale
vio Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of F Major Blues Scale
i Chord of D Minor Blues Scale
viio Chord of E♭ Ionian Mode
vio Chord of F Dorian Mode
vo Chord of G Phrygian Mode
♯ivo Chord of A♭ Lydian Mode
iiio Chord of B♭ Mixolydian Mode
iio Chord of C Aeolian Mode
io Chord of D Locrian Mode
vo Chord of G Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord.
viio Chord of D♯ Major Scale
iio Chord of B♯ Natural Minor Scale
iio Chord of B♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
viio Chord of D♯ Melodic Minor Scale
vio Chord of E♯ Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of E♯ Major Blues Scale
viio Chord of D♯ Ionian Mode
vio Chord of E♯ Dorian Mode
♯ivo Chord of G♯ Lydian Mode
iiio Chord of A♯ Mixolydian Mode
iio Chord of B♯ Aeolian Mode
Chords related to D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord.
E♯ Minor Sixth Chord
F Minor Sixth Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord and have the same root note.
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Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the D Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord but have a different root note.
D♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
E♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
E♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
F Minor Thirteenth Chord
E♯ Minor Sixth Chord
F Minor Sixth Chord
E♯ Minor Sixth/Ninth Chord
F Minor Sixth/Ninth Chord
A♯ Dominant Ninth Chord
B♭ Dominant Ninth Chord
A♯ Dominant Eleventh Chord
B♭ Dominant Eleventh Chord
A♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
B♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
A♯ Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
B♭ Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
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