Em7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7♭5

Half-Diminished

Notes:E · G · A# · D

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em7♭5 shapes as text

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

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 – Open 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 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.