Guitar · drop voicings # Em7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar Em7♭5 drop 2 voices E, G, B♭, D with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-2 half-diminished recipe: b5-1-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | E | G | B♭ | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 | ## Em7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: E B♭ D G from the bass** Grip 12-13-12-12-x-x · frets 12–13 **1st inversion: G D E B♭ from the bass** Grip 3-5-2-3-x-x · frets 2–5 **2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass** Grip 6-7-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7 **3rd inversion: D G B♭ E from the bass** Grip 10-10-8-9-x-x · frets 8–10 ## Em7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: E B♭ D G from the bass** Grip x-7-8-7-8-x · frets 7–8 **1st inversion: G D E B♭ from the bass** Grip x-10-12-9-11-x · frets 9–12 **2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass** Grip x-13-14-12-15-x · frets 12–15 **3rd inversion: D G B♭ E from the bass** Grip x-5-5-3-5-x · frets 3–5 ## Em7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: E B♭ D G from the bass** Grip x-x-2-3-3-3 · frets 2–3 **1st inversion: G D E B♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-5-7-5-6 · frets 5–7 **2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass** Grip x-x-8-9-8-10 · frets 8–10 **3rd inversion: D G B♭ E from the bass** Grip x-x-12-12-11-12 · frets 11–12 ## More Em7♭5 - [Em7♭5 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) - [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) ## Scales with Em7♭5 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 7 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on 2 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on 6 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on 5 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on ♯4 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 3 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on 1 - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on 2 - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) on 7 - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) on 6 - [E blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-blues) on 1 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 7 - [E altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) on 1 - [F♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) on ♭7 - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) on 3 - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) on ♯4 - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on 5 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) on 2 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d-minor) (Em7♭5 as iiø7) ## Drop 2 m7b5 in every key - [Cm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2) - [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) - [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) - [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) - Em7♭5 drop 2 - [Fm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2) - [F♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) - [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) - [G♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) - [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) - [B♭m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2) - [Bm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Em7♭5 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop2-m7b5:4:shapes)