Dmaj7b5 guitar chord
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About Dmaj7b5 — shell voicings
Dmaj7b5 is D, F#, Ab and C#. It keeps the major 3rd and 7th of , but lowers the 5th one fret to the .
The flat 5th replaces the natural 5th. A maj7 sharp 11 chord keeps the natural 5th and adds the sharp 11. The names are not interchangeable.
Keep the flat 5th audible. Without it, the remaining notes only spell .
Also written DM7b5, DΔ7b5 or Dmaj7(b5).
What is a shell voicing
Root, 3rd and 7th. The 3rd and 7th set the quality; the 5th adds nothing, so it goes. That frees a string for a tension.
How to use Dmaj7b5
How you get to it. The turn that lands on Dmaj7b5 is to — the ii and the V of D — and shares its third and seventh with , so the hand barely moves between them.
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In which keys. Every note of Dmaj7b5 belongs to F# minor (the ♭VI) and A major (the IV, the subdominant).
What to play over Dmaj7b5
Useful scales
- +EAB
Contains Dmaj7b5 and adds ninth, fifth and thirteenth.
- +EA#B
Contains Dmaj7b5 and adds ninth, sharp fifth and thirteenth.
Chords near Dmaj7b5
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