E half-diminished eleventh · Frets 5–8
Em11♭5 banjo chord
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How to play Em11♭5 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the low D string at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 7th fret, your index finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 7th fret. Let the short G string ring open.
From the short G string 0 8 7 5 7 (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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Em11♭5 on other instruments
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