Em7♭5 6-string bass chord

How to play Em7♭5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the E, D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the B and C strings.

From the B string x 0 1 0 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Em7♭5?

Em7♭5, E half-diminished seventh, is E, G, B♭ and D: the root (E), the minor third (G), the diminished fifth (B♭) and the minor seventh (D). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7.

What does Em7♭5 mean?

A minor seventh chord with its fifth lowered a half step: E, G, B♭ and D. It is also called half-diminished, written Eø7.

Where is Em7♭5 used?

As the ii chord of a minor key, in the minor ii–V–i of jazz: Em7♭5 to A7 to Dm. It is also the chord on the seventh note of a major key, with a seventh.

Keys with Em7♭5

Em7♭5 is the viiø7 chord in F major and the iiø7 chord in D minor.