Em7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G
in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) 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 2 0 2 0 1 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | x E G D E A# | easy | |
| x 2 3 2 3 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x E A# D G x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 3 5 3 4 3 5 | 1 3 1 2 1 4 | A# G A# E G D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 0 0 4 6 5 | – – – 1 3 2 | G D G E A# D | medium | |
| 9 8 0 7 0 5 | 4 3 – 2 – 1 | E A# G G E D | hard | |
| 9 x 7 7 6 x | 4 – 2 3 1 – | E x D G A# x | hard | |
| 9 8 7 7 10 7 | 3 2 1 1 4 1 | E A# D G D E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 8 0 10 10 x | 2 1 – 3 4 – | E A# G A# D x | medium | |
| x x 9 10 10 10 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x E A# D G | medium | |
| 0 12 12 10 12 10 | – 2 3 1 4 1 | G D G A# E G | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 2 0 2 3 1 | – 2 – 3 4 1 | x E G D G A# | medium | |
| x 2 3 2 3 5 | – 1 2 1 3 4 | x E A# D G D | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 5 3 4 3 5 | – 3 1 2 1 4 | x G A# E G D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 5 | – 2 – 1 4 3 | G G G E A# D | medium | |
| x x 9 7 6 5 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x E G A# D | hard | |
| 0 0 7 7 6 7 | – – 2 3 1 4 | G D D G A# E | 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 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 |
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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.