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E dominant seventh flat five · Frets 3–6
E7♭5 banjo chord
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How to play E7♭5 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 6th fret. Let the low D string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 0 3 5 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E7♭5?
E7♭5, E dominant seventh flat five, is E, G♯, B♭ and D: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the diminished fifth (B♭) and the minor seventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7.
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