D♯m7♭5 chord on ukulele

D♯m7♭5 is D♯, F♯, A and C♯. The usual shape is 2-3-2-4. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

2-3-2-4 · movable · medium

Notes: D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7
First shape: 2-3-2-4

How to play D♯m7♭5 on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-3-2-4, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

A: index finger, 2nd fret of the G string.
F♯: middle finger, 2nd fret of the E string.
D♯: ring finger, 3rd fret of the C string.
C♯: pinky finger, 4th fret of the A string.

The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play D♯m7♭5

6-6-5-6: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
8-9-9-9: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

D♯m7♭5 chord changes

Songs rarely hold D♯m7♭5 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

A♭7 (the iiø7 of a minor key heads to V7): D♯m7♭5 (2-3-2-4) to A♭7 (1-3-2-3): your middle and ring fingers stay put, your index finger lands on the G string, 1st fret, your pinky finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret. D♯ and F♯ carry over from one chord to the other. A♭7 on ukulele
Emaj7 (I in E major): D♯m7♭5 (2-3-2-4) to Emaj7 (1-3-0-2): your ring finger stays put, the index finger goes to the G string, 1st fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret. Listen for D♯, which stays put while the rest moves. Emaj7 on ukulele
G♯m7 (iii in E major): D♯m7♭5 (2-3-2-4) to G♯m7 (1-3-2-2): your middle finger stays put, the index finger goes to the G string, 1st fret, your ring finger lands on the A string, 2nd fret, the pinky finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret. Listen for D♯ and F♯, which stay put while the rest moves. G♯m7 on ukulele

D♯m7♭5 is a half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five). All 4 notes of D♯m7♭5 fit on the ukulele's four strings. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

A short D♯m7♭5 drill

Arpeggiate 2-3-2-4 from the lowest string: A, D♯, F♯, C♯. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Finish by moving between 2-3-2-4 and 6-6-5-6 to learn two positions of the same chord.

E♭m7♭5 is another spelling of D♯m7♭5. Same shape, same sound.

Keys and progressions with D♯m7♭5

D♯m7♭5 on guitar and piano

The same notes on another instrument: D♯m7♭5 on guitar and D♯m7♭5 on piano. This page puts all three side by side.

Next to try on ukulele

Other half-diminished chords

D♯m7♭5 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in D♯m7♭5 on ukulele?

D♯, F♯, A and C♯. In the 2-3-2-4 shape the strings play A (G string), D♯ (C string), F♯ (E string) and C♯ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play D♯m7♭5 on ukulele?

In standard tuning D♯m7♭5 can't use open strings. Begin with 2-3-2-4. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and a capo is worth trying when the song allows.

Is D♯m7♭5 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 2-3-2-4 needs no barre.

Which string does D♯m7♭5 start on?

In the 2-3-2-4 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A, the diminished fifth.

Every shape above plays only D♯, F♯, A and C♯, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.