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Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voices E, G, B♭, D with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | E | G | B♭ | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: E B♭ G D from the bass
Grip 12-13-x-12-15-x · frets 12–151st inversion: G D B♭ E from the bass
Grip 3-5-x-3-5-x · frets 3–52nd inversion: B♭ E D G from the bass
Grip 6-7-x-7-8-x · frets 6–8Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ E D G from the bass
Grip 6-7-x-7-8-x · frets 6–83rd inversion: D G E B♭ from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-9-11-x · frets 9–11Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: E B♭ G D from the bass
Grip x-7-8-x-8-10 · frets 7–101st inversion: G D B♭ E from the bass
Grip x-10-12-x-11-12 · frets 10–122nd inversion: B♭ E D G from the bass
Grip x-1-2-x-3-3 · frets 1–3Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ E D G from the bass
Grip x-1-2-x-3-3 · frets 1–33rd inversion: D G E B♭ from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-5-6 · frets 5–6More Em7♭5
Scales with Em7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- F major on 7
- D minor on 2
- G Dorian on 6
- A Phrygian on 5
- B♭ Lydian on ♯4
- C Mixolydian on 3
- E Locrian on 1
- D harmonic minor on 2
- F melodic minor on 7
- G melodic minor on 6
- E blues on 1
- C bebop dominant on 3
- F bebop dominant on 7
- E altered on 1
- F♯ altered on ♭7
- C Lydian dominant on 3
- B♭ Lydian dominant on ♯4
- A Phrygian dominant on 5
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half on 2
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole on 1
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in D minor (Em7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key
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