Em7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:E · G · A# · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 2 2 1 0	4 – 2 3 1 –	E G D G A# D	medium
4 3 2 2 5 2	3 2 1 1 4 1	E A# D G D E	medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 x x 5 5	2 1 – – 3 4	E A# x x D G	hard
4 0 4 5 5 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	E G E A# D D	medium
x 9 7 5 5 5	– 3 2 1 1 1	x E G A# D G	hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 9 7 8	– 3 1 4 1 2	x E G D E A#	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 9 10 8	– 2 – 3 4 1	x E x D G A#	hard
x 9 10 9 10 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E A# D G D	easy · barre on fret 9
10 12 10 11 10 12	1 3 1 2 1 4	A# G A# E G D	medium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 2 1 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	E G E G A# D	medium
4 3 2 2 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	E A# D G x x	medium
4 3 7 x 5 x	2 1 4 – 3 –	E A# G x D x	hard
4 0 4 5 5 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	E G E A# D x	medium
x 9 7 5 5 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G A# D D	hard
x 9 7 9 x 8	– 3 1 4 – 2	x E G D x A#	hard
x 9 10 9 10 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E A# D G x	easy · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Em7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C 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

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cm7♭5 C#m7♭5 Dm7♭5 D#m7♭5 Fm7♭5 F#m7♭5 Gm7♭5 G#m7♭5 Am7♭5 A#m7♭5 Bm7♭5

See Em7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.