E7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE)

in Guitar (gDGBE) tuning

○1234G#EA#DE
E7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:E · G# · A# · D
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEDG#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 3 01 2 3 4 –G# E A# D Emedium
x 2 3 3 4– 1 2 3 4x E A# D G#medium
3 6 7 5 x1 3 4 2 –A# G# D E xhard
x 8 7 5 4– 4 3 2 1x A# D E G#hard
x 6 7 5 6– 2 4 1 3x G# D E A#medium
7 x 9 9 62 – 3 4 1D x E G# A#hard
7 8 7 9 01 2 1 3 –D A# D G# Emedium · barre on fret 7
x 8 9 9 10– 1 2 3 4x A# E G# Dmedium
3 2 1 3 03 2 1 4 –A# E G# D Emedium
3 2 x 3 42 1 – 3 4A# E x D G#hard
7 6 3 5 x4 3 1 2 –D G# A# E xhard
7 8 x 5 43 4 – 2 1D A# x E G#hard
7 6 x 5 64 2 – 1 3D G# x E A#hard
7 6 9 9 62 1 3 4 1D G# E G# A#medium · barre on fret 6
7 8 9 9 01 2 3 4 –D A# E G# Emedium
9 8 x 9 102 1 – 3 4E A# x G# Dhard

The E7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes E, G#, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE) 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.