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E♭m7♭5 (also written D♯m7♭5) is a half-diminished chord made of 4 notes: E♭, G♭, B𝄫, D♭. It sounds dark and searching, and you hear it in the ii chord of a minor key, as in a minor ii–V–i. It is the vii° chord of E major and turns up in 1 other key.
The library above opens on E♭m7♭5 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| G♭ | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| B𝄫 | ♭5 | diminished fifth | 6 |
| D♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7. With the other spelling, D♯m7♭5 is D♯, F♯, A, C♯: the same sounds under different names.
xx1222x6767x(11)(12)(11)(11)xxxx(13)(14)(14)(14)x64645(11)(12)(11)(11)(14)(11)The fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (x6767x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭m7♭5 belongs to 2 keys: vii° in E major, ii° in C♯ minor. In E major, try I–V–vi–IV: E – B – C♯m – A.
E♭, G♭, B𝄫, D♭: the root, minor third, flat fifth, minor seventh.
Fret 1: xx1222 (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭m7♭5 has B𝄫 where E♭m7 has B♭. E♭m7♭5 sounds dark and searching; E♭m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.