This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
Em7♭5 Guitar Chord
A half-diminished seventh chord with a dark, restless quality. Em7♭5 appears naturally in minor keys and is essential for jazz ii-V-i progressions.
Also known as
- Eø
- E ø
- Eø7
- E ø7
- Em7b5
- E m7♭5
- E m7b5
- Ehalf-dim
- E half-dim
- Ehalf-dim7
- E half-dim7
- E half-diminished 7th
- E half-diminished seventh
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
E half-diminished is the ii chord in D minor. The open-position voicing can be tricky to finger cleanly — several notes sit close together on adjacent frets. Take it slowly, placing one finger at a time, and check each string individually before strumming.