

The half-diminished symbol ' ø' is placed after the roman numerals to indicate this is a half-diminished 7th chord.Ĭhord names for D major chord 7 Chord positionĬ# half-diminished 7th chord in root positionĬ# half-diminished 7th chord in 1st inversionĬ# half-diminished 7th chord in 2nd inversionĬ# half-diminished 7th chord in 3rd inversion

Just like a minor chord, the half-diminished 7th chord is constructed using a minor third interval, so the roman numeral is shown in lower case. The roman numeral for number 7 is ' vii', and is used to indicate this is the 7th chord in the scale. This subtonic 7th chords root / starting note is the 7th note (or scale degree) of the D major scale. The D major chord vii ø 7 is the C# half-dim7 chord, and contains the notes C#, E, G, and B. This step shows the subtonic 7th chord of the D major scale.
