Em7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:E · G · A# · D

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 2 1 2 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E A# D G A#	easy · barre on fret 1
2 4 2 3 2 4	1 3 1 2 1 4	A# G A# E G D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 3 5 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x G D E A# x	medium
x x 8 6 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x x E G A# D	hard
8 x 6 6 5 0	4 – 2 3 1 –	E x D G A# A#	hard
8 7 6 6 9 6	3 2 1 1 4 1	E A# D G D E	medium · barre on fret 6
8 7 x x 9 9	2 1 – – 3 4	E A# x x D G	hard
x x 8 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x x E A# D G	medium
x 11 11 9 11 9	– 2 3 1 4 1	x D G A# E G	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 11 0	1 2 3 – 4 –	G D G x E A#	hard
x 1 2 1 2 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E A# D G x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 4 2 3 2 4	– 3 1 2 1 4	x G A# E G D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 3 5 4	– 2 – 1 4 3	x G x E A# D	hard
8 4 6 x 5 0	4 1 3 – 2 –	E G D x A# A#	hard
8 x 6 6 5 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	E x D G A# x	hard
8 7 6 6 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	E A# D G x x	medium

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.