5-string bass · Standard
E half-diminished eleventh · Frets 3–5
Em11♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play Em11♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret.
From the B string 5 5 5 5 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Em11♭5?
Em11♭5, E half-diminished eleventh, is E, G, B♭, D, F♯ and A: the root (E), the minor third (G), the diminished fifth (B♭), the minor seventh (D), the ninth (F♯) and the eleventh (A). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9 11.
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