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E♭m7♭5 Chord on Guitar

E♭m7♭5 is the E♭ half-diminished (ø) chord — 4 notes (E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: E♭ · G♭ · B♭♭ · D♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

E♭m7♭5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • E♭m7♭5 – fret 1××R♭5♭7♭3fret 1
  • E♭m7♭5 – fret 44×R♭3♭7R♭5fret 4
  • E♭m7♭5 – fret 66×R♭5♭7♭3♭7fret 6
  • E♭m7♭5 – fret 1111R♭5♭7♭3♭7Rfret 11
  • E♭m7♭5 – fret 1313××R♭5♭7♭3fret 13

E♭m7♭5: Drop 2 voicings

  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭54♭5R♭3♭7××bass: ♭5
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭511×♭5R♭3♭7×bass: ♭5
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭57××♭5R♭3♭7bass: ♭5
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭77♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭7
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭7×♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭7
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭710××♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭7
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: R11R♭5♭7♭3××bass: R
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: R6×R♭5♭7♭3×bass: R
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: R××R♭5♭7♭3bass: R
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭3♭3♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭38×♭3♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭34××♭3♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

E♭m7♭5: Drop 3 voicings

  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭7×bass: ♭3
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭38×♭3×R♭5♭7bass: ♭3
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭54♭5×♭3♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭511×♭5×♭3♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭77♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭7
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: ♭7×♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭7
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: R10R×♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • E♭m7♭5 – bass: R5×R×♭7♭3♭5bass: R

E♭m7♭5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • E♭m7♭5 – R-3-79R♭3♭7×××R-3-7
  • E♭m7♭5 – R-3-74×R♭3♭7××R-3-7
  • E♭m7♭5 – R-7-311R×♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • E♭m7♭5 – R-7-36×R×♭7♭3×R-7-3

Keys that contain E♭m7♭5

Scales to play over E♭m7♭5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭.

Other E♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

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Half-diminished (ø) chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the E♭m7♭5 chord?
E♭m7♭5 (E♭ half-diminished (ø)) contains E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.
How do you play E♭m7♭5 on guitar?
A common shape is xx1222 (low E to high E, x = muted string, around fret 1). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with E♭m7♭5?
Good choices to solo over E♭m7♭5: E♭ Locrian, E♭ Locrian ♮2, E♭ Blues.
What key is E♭m7♭5 in?
E♭m7♭5 is diatonic in E major (viiø7), C♯ minor (iiø7).