Em7♭5 chord on Irish Bouzouki
in GDAD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 0 1 2 | – – 1 2 | G D A# E | easy | |
| 3 2 5 5 | 2 1 3 4 | A# E D G | medium | |
| 9 5 5 8 | 4 1 2 3 | E G D A# | hard | |
| 0 0 7 8 | – – 1 2 | G D E A# | easy | |
| 9 8 10 0 | 2 1 3 – | E A# G D | medium | |
| 0 2 1 0 | – 2 1 – | G E A# D | easy | |
| 3 5 5 2 | 2 3 4 1 | A# G D E | medium | |
| 9 8 5 5 | 4 3 1 2 | E A# D G | hard | |
| 0 8 7 0 | – 2 1 – | G A# E D | easy | |
| 9 8 10 12 | 2 1 3 4 | E A# G D | hard | |
| 3 0 7 5 | 1 – 3 2 | A# D E G | hard | |
| 7 5 7 8 | 2 1 3 4 | D G E A# | medium | |
| 9 12 10 8 | 2 4 3 1 | E D G A# | hard | |
| 3 5 7 0 | 1 2 3 – | A# G E D | hard | |
| 7 8 7 5 | 2 4 3 1 | D A# E G | medium | |
| 9 0 10 8 | 2 – 3 1 | E D G A# | medium |
The Em7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki 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.