E7♭5 chord on 7-String Guitar

in Standard B (B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○✕✕12EA#DG#
E7♭5
Dominant 7 ♭5
Notes:E · G# · A# · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEDG#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 1 0 1 x x– – 1 – 2 – –x E A# D G# x xeasy
x x x 2 3 3 4– – – 1 2 3 4x x x E A# D G#medium
5 4 5 x 3 x x3 2 4 – 1 – –E G# D x A# x xhard
5 4 5 8 x x x2 1 3 4 – – –E G# D A# x x xhard
5 6 5 6 7 5 01 2 1 3 4 1 –E A# D G# D E Emedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 6 7 9 6– – 2 1 3 4 1x E E G# D G# A#medium · barre on fret 6
9 0 7 8 7 9 03 – 1 2 1 4 –G# E E A# D G# Emedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 8 9 9 10– – – 1 2 3 4x E x A# E G# Dhard
9 0 11 0 9 11 01 – 3 – 2 4 –G# E G# D E A# Emedium
11 0 11 0 x 11 102 – 3 – – 4 1A# E G# D x A# Dhard
11 0 11 0 x x x1 – 2 – – – –A# E G# D x x xeasy
x 0 1 2 1 3 0– – 1 2 1 3 –x E A# E G# D Emedium · barre on fret 1
x 4 5 2 3 x x– 3 4 1 2 – –x G# D E A# x xmedium
x x 7 6 3 3 x– – 4 3 1 2 –x x E G# A# D xhard
5 4 x 0 x 5 62 1 – – – 3 4E G# x D x E A#hard
5 6 5 6 7 5 x1 2 1 3 4 1 –E A# D G# D E xmedium · barre on fret 5

The E7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes E, G#, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar 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 E7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
♭56A#
♭710D

More E chords

Other roots

See E7♭5 in another tuning

Standard B B-E-A-D-G-B-E
What notes make up the E7♭5 chord?

E7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 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.