E♭m7♭5
Half-dim · E♭ – G♭ – A – D♭
- E♭R
- G♭m3
- A♭5
- D♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭m7♭5 chord
The E♭m7♭5 chord (half-dim) is made up of 4 notes — E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third, A the diminished fifth and D♭ the minor seventh. It is a diminished triad topped with a minor seventh, which is why it is also called half-diminished.
On guitar, E♭m7♭5 chords sit higher up the neck: x64645, around the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Half-diminished chords are moody and jazzy — most often the ii chord in a minor key.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭m7♭5 chord?
- The E♭m7♭5 chord contains the notes E♭, G♭, A and D♭.
- How do you play E♭m7♭5 on guitar?
- A common shape is x64645. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭m7♭5 chord?
- The E♭m7♭5 chord is built from the root (E♭), a minor third (G♭), a diminished fifth (A) and a minor seventh (D♭).
- Is E♭m7♭5 the same as D♯m7♭5?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭m7♭5 and D♯m7♭5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭m7♭5.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭m7♭5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.