5-string bass · Standard
E half-diminished ninth · Frets 3–5
Em9♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play Em9♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 5th fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 4th fret.
From the B string 5 3 5 4 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Em9♭5?
Em9♭5, E half-diminished ninth, is E, G, B♭, D and F♯: the root (E), the minor third (G), the diminished fifth (B♭), the minor seventh (D) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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