E7♭5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

○3132DA#EG#
E7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:E · G# · A# · D
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEDG#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 3 5 4– 1 3 2D A# E G#medium
2 3 3 41 2 3 4E A# D G#medium
8 7 5 44 3 2 1A# D E G#hard
6 7 5 62 4 1 3G# D E A#medium
0 9 9 6– 2 3 1D E G# A#medium
8 7 9 02 1 3 –A# D G# Emedium
8 9 9 101 2 3 4A# E G# Dmedium
6 3 3 03 1 2 –G# A# D Emedium

The E7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes E, G#, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
♭56A#
♭710D

More E chords

Other roots

See E7♭5 in another tuning

What notes make up the E7♭5 chord?

E7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes E, G#, A#, D.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.