Em7♭5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)
in Open C (gCGCE) tuning
Em7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:E · G · A# · D
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Fingerings (16)
Em7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 4 3 2 0 | – 3 2 1 – | G E A# D E | medium | |
| x 4 3 2 3 | – 4 2 1 3 | x E A# D G | medium | |
| 3 4 7 4 3 | 1 2 4 3 1 | A# E D E G | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 4 7 4 6 | – 1 3 1 2 | G E D E A# | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 7 x 9 7 6 | 2 – 4 3 1 | D x E G A# | hard | |
| 7 10 9 7 10 | 1 3 2 1 4 | D A# E G D | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 0 x 9 10 10 | – – 1 2 3 | G x E A# D | easy | |
| 3 4 0 2 0 | 2 3 – 1 – | A# E G D E | medium | |
| 3 4 x 2 3 | 2 4 – 1 3 | A# E x D G | hard | |
| 3 4 7 7 3 | 1 2 3 4 1 | A# E D G G | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 4 7 7 6 | – 1 3 4 2 | G E D G A# | medium | |
| 7 7 9 x 6 | 2 3 4 – 1 | D G E x A# | hard | |
| 7 7 7 10 0 | 1 1 1 2 – | D G D A# E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 12 x 9 10 10 | 4 – 1 2 3 | G x E A# D | hard | |
| 0 4 3 2 3 | – 4 2 1 3 | G E A# D G | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 3 | – 1 2 4 3 | x D A# E G | medium |
The Em7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) 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 Em7♭5 chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | E |
| ♭3 | 3 | G |
| ♭5 | 6 | A# |
| ♭7 | 10 | D |
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Other roots
See Em7♭5 in another tuning
What notes make up the Em7♭5 chord?
Em7♭5 is a Half-Diminished 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.