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Em7♭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 F major and turns up in 1 other key.
The library above opens on Em7♭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.
0100300123330500560553xxx7878xx70086The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 5th fret (050056): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Em7♭5 belongs to 2 keys: vii° in F major, ii° in D minor. In F major, try I–V–vi–IV: F – C – Dm – B♭.
E, G, B♭, D: the root, minor third, flat fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: 010030 (low string first), rated Beginner.
Em7♭5 has B♭ where Em7 has B. Em7♭5 sounds dark and searching; Em7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 2 fingers.