E Minor Seventh Flat five Guitar Chord (Em7b5) | Easy Ways to Play It

E m7b5 guitar chord shapes

The intervals of this chord are Root, Minor Third, diminished Fifth, and Minor Seventh

Some books show this chord as:

  • E Minor Seventh Flat Five
  • E Half-diminished Seventh
  • E Half-diminished 7
  • E Ø7
  • E M7-5
  • E Min7-5
  • Em7b5

The E Minor Seventh Flat five chord is composed of the notes E, G, Bb, and D

E m7b5 chord Notes:

EGBbD

Tones of the Minor Seventh Flat five chord:

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b2
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b3
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b5
5
#5
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b7
7

Em7b5 Guitar Chord Shapes

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m7b5 | D m7b5 | E m7b5 | F m7b5 | G m7b5 | A m7b5 | B m7b5 | C#m7b5 | D#m7b5 | F#m7b5 | G#m7b5 | A#m7b5

Chord tones in the E m7b5 chord

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3
b5
b7
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b3