Em7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
Em7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:E · G · A# · D
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Em7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 1 0 1 x | – – 1 – 2 – | x E A# D G x | easy | |
| x 3 5 2 4 x | – 2 4 1 3 – | x G D E A# x | medium | |
| x x 7 5 4 3 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x E G A# D | hard | |
| x 0 5 5 4 5 | – – 2 3 1 4 | x E D G A# E | medium | |
| 7 6 5 5 8 5 | 3 2 1 1 4 1 | E A# D G D E | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 6 x 0 8 8 | 2 1 – – 3 4 | E A# x D D G | hard | |
| x 0 7 8 8 8 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x E E A# D G | medium | |
| 10 0 10 8 8 8 | 2 – 3 1 1 1 | G E G A# D G | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x 12 10 12 10 11 | – 3 1 4 1 2 | x E G D E A# | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 0 1 2 1 3 | – – 1 2 1 3 | x E A# E G D | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 3 x 2 4 3 | – 2 – 1 4 3 | x G x E A# D | hard | |
| 7 3 5 x 4 x | 4 1 3 – 2 – | E G D x A# x | hard | |
| x 0 5 5 4 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x E D G A# x | easy | |
| 7 6 5 5 x x | 4 3 1 2 – – | E A# D G x x | medium | |
| 7 6 7 0 x 8 | 2 1 3 – – 4 | E A# E D x G | hard | |
| x x 7 8 8 8 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x E A# D G | medium |
The Em7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 |
More E chords
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.