E7♭5 chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

○321EG#A#D
E7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:E · G# · A# · D
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEDG#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 4 1 03 2 1 –E G# A# Dhard
3 6 7 61 2 4 3D A# E G#hard
5 4 5 82 1 3 4E G# D A#hard
5 6 5 61 2 1 3E A# D G#easy · barre on fret 5
9 6 7 03 1 2 –G# A# E Dmedium
9 10 7 83 4 1 2G# D E A#medium
11 0 11 01 – 2 –A# E G# Deasy
3 4 1 23 4 1 2D G# A# Emedium
9 0 5 83 – 1 2G# E D A#hard
11 0 11 121 – 2 3A# E G# Deasy
11 12 11 121 2 1 3A# E G# Deasy · barre on fret 11
11 12 11 01 2 1 –A# E G# Deasy · barre on fret 11

The E7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes E, G#, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low B 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.