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Dominant family

D dominant seventh flat five chord

D7♭5

D dominant seventh flat five

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • ♭5
  • ♭7

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 4

Lay your index flat across strings 4 to 1 at fret 4.

E×ADGBe45678Barre at fret 4DF♯CF♯A♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♯♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. D1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. F♯3
  6. 4
  7. A♭♭5
  8. 5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. C♭7
  12. 7
  • D Root
  • F♯ Major 3rd
  • A♭ Diminished 5th
  • C Minor 7th

About this chord

What is a D dominant seventh flat five chord?

D7♭5 is built from 4 notes: D (the root), F♯ (the 3), A♭ (the ♭5), C (the ♭7). A dominant with a lowered fifth: two tritones, the French-sixth sound.

Notes
D · F♯ · A♭ · C
Formula
1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
Also written
D7(♭5)
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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