E♭m7♭5
Character: wistful
- E♭Rtriad
- G♭♭3triad
- B𝄫♭5triad
- D♭♭7add
8 ways to play E♭m7♭5
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x 4 4 2 4 xNotes D♭ G♭ B𝄫 E♭Intervals ♭7 ♭3 ♭5 1Base triadE♭ diminished, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 6 4 2 2 2Notes E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D♭Intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7Base triadE♭ diminished, root position
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 5 6 4 6 4 5Notes B𝄫 E♭ G♭ D♭Intervals ♭5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadE♭ diminished, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 7 8 7 9Notes B𝄫 E♭ G♭ D♭Intervals ♭5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadE♭ diminished, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 6 7 6 7 xNotes E♭ B𝄫 D♭ G♭Intervals 1 ♭5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadE♭ diminished, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
Frets 9 9 7 8 x xNotes D♭ G♭ B𝄫 E♭Intervals ♭7 ♭3 ♭5 1Base triadE♭ diminished, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 11 11 10 11Notes D♭ G♭ B𝄫 E♭Intervals ♭7 ♭3 ♭5 1Base triadE♭ diminished, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 1 2 2 2Notes E♭ B𝄫 D♭ G♭Intervals 1 ♭5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadE♭ diminished, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
The construction rules E♭m7♭5 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
On guitar, something has to give
Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.
The root can move down
When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Minor 7th ♭5 (half-diminished) in every key
More chords on E♭
E♭m7♭5 chord questions
What notes are in E♭m7♭5?
E♭m7♭5 is spelled E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D♭: E♭ is the root, G♭ is the ♭3rd, B𝄫 is the ♭5th, D♭ is the ♭7th.
What is the formula of E♭m7♭5?
1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. It is a E♭ diminished triad with the ♭7th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play E♭m7♭5 on guitar?
This page shows 8 voicings of E♭m7♭5, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.