How to play Em7b5: a half-diminished (m7b5) built on E, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 4 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to E. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | E | G | Bb | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | b5 | b7 |
Em7b5 is a half-diminished (m7b5) with E as its root. The full theoretical spelling is E, G, Bb, D. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
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