Guitar chord · Sevenths
E half-diminished 7th chord on guitar
010030 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Em7♭5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dark and unresolved; often the ii chord in a minor key.
Em7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in F major. In minor keys: iiø7 in D minor.
- Notes
- EGB♭D
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): play open E
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--3---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--1---| E|--0---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Em7♭5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Em7♭5 on guitar
On guitar, Em7♭5 is one of the friendlier shapes: 010030 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring.
