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Em7♭5 chord

Em7♭5 is the E half-diminished (minor seventh flat five) chord. It has 4 notes: E – G – B♭ – 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.

Em7♭5 chord on Guitar

Em7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 (010030)
Open position010030
Em7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 (x75756)
From the 5th fretx75756
Em7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-7-8-7-8-10)
From the 7th fretx-7-8-7-8-10
Em7♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 (12-13-12-12-15-12)
From the 12th fret12-13-12-12-15-12

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E open; A 1st fret; D open; G open; B 3rd fret; high E open.

Em7♭5 chord on Ukulele

Em7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0201)
Open position0201
Em7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (7767)
From the 6th fret7767
Em7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (3435)
From the 3rd fret3435
Em7♭5 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (9-10-10-10)
From the 9th fret9-10-10-10

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C 2nd fret; E open; A 1st fret.

Em7♭5 chord on Piano

Em7♭5 chord on piano: E, G, B♭, D

Play E, G, B♭ 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 Em7♭5 chord

Em7♭5 appears in 15 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

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Chords in the key of E major:

Em7♭5 chord: questions

What notes are in the Em7♭5 chord?

Em7♭5 (E half-diminished (minor seventh flat five)) is made of E, G, B♭ and D (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7).

How do you play Em7♭5 on guitar?

The most common shape is 010030 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Em7♭5 on ukulele?

Play 0201 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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