Em7♭5 chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)
in Turkish (DEABEA) tuning
Em7♭5
Half-Diminished
Notes:E · G · A# · D
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Fingerings (16)
Em7♭5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 0 1 3 3 1 | 2 – 1 3 4 1 | E E A# D G A# | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| 2 3 x 3 6 x | 1 2 – 3 4 – | E G x D A# x | hard | |
| x 3 5 3 6 7 | – 1 2 1 3 4 | x G D D A# E | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 0 5 5 6 x | 1 – 2 3 4 – | G E D E A# x | medium | |
| 0 6 7 8 6 7 | – 1 2 4 1 3 | D A# E G A# E | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 8 0 7 8 10 7 | 2 – 1 3 4 1 | A# E E G D E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 8 0 10 8 10 x | 1 – 3 2 4 – | A# E G G D x | medium | |
| x 0 10 11 10 10 | – – 1 2 1 1 | x E G A# D G | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 0 1 3 3 1 | – – 1 2 3 1 | x E A# D G A# | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| 2 3 5 x 6 x | 1 2 3 – 4 – | E G D x A# x | hard | |
| x 3 7 3 6 5 | – 1 4 1 3 2 | x G E D A# D | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 8 0 5 8 6 5 | 3 – 1 4 2 1 | A# E D G A# D | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 6 7 8 6 x | – 1 2 3 1 – | D A# E G A# x | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 8 0 7 8 10 x | 2 – 1 3 4 – | A# E E G D x | medium | |
| 8 0 10 11 10 x | 1 – 2 4 3 – | A# E G A# D x | medium | |
| 12 0 10 11 10 10 | 3 – 1 2 1 1 | D E G A# D G | medium · barre on fret 10 |
The Em7♭5 chord (Half-Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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
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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.