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E♭m7♭5 chord

E♭m7♭5 (also written D♯m7♭5) is the Eb half-diminished (minor seventh flat five) chord. It has 4 notes: E♭ – G♭ – A – D♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

A half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five) is the ii chord of minor keys. It sounds dark and leads strongly to the V chord.

E♭m7♭5 chord on Guitar

E♭m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 (xx1222)
From the 1st fretxx1222
E♭m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 (x64645)
From the 4th fretx64645
E♭m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x67679)
From the 6th fretx67679
E♭m7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 (11-12-11-11-14-11)
From the 11th fret11-12-11-11-14-11

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D 1st fret; G 2nd fret; B 2nd fret; high E 2nd fret.

E♭m7♭5 chord on Ukulele

E♭m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (6656)
From the 5th fret6656
E♭m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (2324)
From the 2nd fret2324
E♭m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (8999)
From the 8th fret8999
E♭m7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (11-13-11-12)
From the 11th fret11-13-11-12

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 6th fret; C 6th fret; E 5th fret; A 6th fret.

E♭m7♭5 chord on Piano

E♭m7♭5 chord on piano: E♭, G♭, A, D♭

Play E♭, G♭, A and D♭ together with your right hand, and E♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the E♭m7♭5 chord

E♭m7♭5 appears in 10 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Eb chords:

Chords in the key of E♭ major:

E♭m7♭5 chord: questions

What notes are in the E♭m7♭5 chord?

E♭m7♭5 (Eb half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of E♭, G♭, A and D♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

How do you play E♭m7♭5 on guitar?

The most common shape is xx1222 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play E♭m7♭5 on ukulele?

Play 6656 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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