Em7♭5
Em7♭5
E M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
E
RootG
Minor 3rdBb
Diminished 5thD
Minor 7thInterval Details
E
Root
G
Minor 3rd
Bb
Diminished 5th
D
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
E - G - Bb - D
Bass: EInversion 1
G - Bb - D - E
Bass: GInversion 2
Bb - D - E - G
Bass: BbInversion 3
D - E - G - Bb
Bass: DCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Em7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Em7♭5
E7#9#11
E13#9#11
E7#9#11b13
Em9b5
Simplified
Edim
Alternate Symbols
Em7b5
Eø
E-7b5
Eh7
Eh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4